Newer bottling I suppose? Purple packaging & stated to be aged in 3 types of oak. Nose - Nice floral honey, candied plums, golden raisins, ripe cooked apples, ripe poached pears Taste - Nice lightly bitter ginger syrup heat/tingle, sweet golden raisins, poached/baked apples with stems & seeds, lightly fruity bitterness that lingers Finish - Nice gentle ginger spice, light fruit stem bitterness, lingering white pepper tingle, golden raisins & fresh cut apples Score - 83/100 Final Thoughts - The nose on this one was quite nice, reminded me of golden raisins steeped in apple cider sweetened with a bit of honey. Taste was a pleasant, but had this fruity bitterness that I usually don't mind, but this one was a bit distracting. It was like if you had mulled cider, but put in extra apple skins, cores, & stems to where it got a light fruity/woody bitterness. Almost like over steeped tea. Nice gentle spice on the palate that lingers to the finish. Would I drink it if offered? - Yes Would I specifically order it? - No Would I buy a bottle? - Not another