Tasting this as the 50% abv batch 3 The smell hits you in a big way! Honestly I could smell this for a week straight and not get tired of it. Nose: Heavy grain pungent musty/sweet Sweet composting earth Leather Mushrooms Mulled mead Rummy vanilla Milk chocolate Floral perfume Arrival: Sweet syrupy Faint Thai chilli warmth that fades almost instantly Vegetal savoury sweet Grilled cucumber Dark bush honey Dark caramel Development: Very juicy Heavily brewed black tea with sugar Honey mint carrots Starfruit (carambola) earthy sweet Finish: Long salivating finish Fresh grassy sugarcane juice Boiled sweets Slightly Salty Sunburned tropical fruit