Cask No. 16.93 Spicy & dry nutmeg and cardamom as well

nutmeg and cardamom as well as a little Saigon cinnamon and black pepper

Abundant sweetness coupled prickly fruit and pear compote with vanilla essence and the evocative aromas of soft leather

A labyrinth of flavour

The neat palate was very easy going and yet possessed a nicely assertive nibble of white pepper and caraway

liquorice and citrus peel while wood tannins merged with cask char

Cask No. 16.93 Spicy & dry nutmeg and cardamom as wellThe nose was a lively evocation of tar barrels, engine oil, race track tyre marks, a Guy Fawkes bonfire, over toasted nuts and meat loaf (not the bat out of hell one). The palate conveyed charred wood, peat embers and caramelised brown sugar, with an ironic pairing of strong menthol lozenges and "chewing on a pirates wooden leg" (salty, with tarred leather). The reduced nose combined garden bonfires and cheroots in an ashtray with crme brle and well