The nose is moderately rich that starts with a light sourness before fading to a mix of figgy pudding, powdered sugar covered sautéed apples and dusty old leather-bound books then a mild pipe tobacco smoke, cocoa powder dusted prunes and toasted walnuts followed by plums, apricots and mango that transitions to light florals, cloves and black tea leaves with light ethanol burn. The taste is a medium to full mouthfeel starting with slightly sour but creamy tropical fruits that quickly veers towards a mild bitter spice that slowly fades to a spicy mocha, pipe tobacco and dusty leather-bound books then dark chocolate covered toasted walnuts and prunes followed by dehydrated mango, papaya and candied lemon peel that transitions to vanilla seeds, cloves, ginger and light ashy oak spice with medium ethanol burn. The finish is long with pipe tobacco, figgy pudding, dehydrated mango, toasted walnuts, espresso, cloves and dusty leather-bound books that lingers for minutes. This is a stunning whisky that balances flavors of old dusty oak, light sherry sour dark berries along with tropical fruits and mild pipe tobacco. The nose balances those flavors perfectly with a moderate richness and minimal alcohol bite before the taste that is just shy of a high viscosity that ever so slightly veers towards a mild bitter profile that quickly fades back to those wonderful, complex flavors found on the nose and finishes along the earthy side with light sour sherry and tropical fruits in the background that is almost eternal in length. At the price of $250, it’s an expensive purchase, but one that I would recommend to anyone to try within their spirits journey either as a bar pour or to take the plunge for that special occasion bottle as I highly doubt this would disappoint anyone. Thanks @ctbeck11 for the generous sample as this one was a real treat.