Tasting Panel Notes

Tangy notes of lemon, raspberries and orange sherbet swirled in thick rice pudding and vanilla custard adorned with raisins, marzipan and soft butterscotch. Tart cherries and candied orange then emerged against a backdrop of stewed apples, dark chocolate and sticky toffee pudding. Adding water enhanced the delight as creamy butter textures wrapped around popcorn, tangerines and sticky dates, before honey-roasted nuts tumbled on to the palate with crunchy cereals and sponge cake. The abundance of sweetness found the perfect balance on the finish, however, as lime marmalade and plum skins delivered a tart dryness alongside the tang of hoppy IPA beer. After spending 21 years in an ex-bourbon barrel this was transferred to a first fill heavily toasted barrel for the remainder of its maturation.