(First pour) Nose is rubbery and spicey at first. Dried apricots as it opens, maybe those brandy-soaked dates. Salted toffee, some solvent notes too. Cut grass, some rounded citrus. Bit of dog biscuit. Savoury, toasted seed smell becomes more pronounced. First taste is more grainy than I expected. Has a hollow mid-palate, but could just be because it’s cleaner than I’m used to. definitely spicy and has toffee, some toasty notes and a bit of that dry rye spice. Plenty of caramel flavour up front, becoming more chocolatey/creamy after a second or two. Some orange zest. Feels like there’s some real black pepper that sticks around, but also something seedy like that baltik break from Paris. Toasted seeds for sure on the finish, and some thicker yeasty/breadiness. Date, fennel olive oil combo like that cake. Quite nice and clean/satisfying. 3.75 because it’s unusual.