treacle and smoked blood orange
A gustatory dram
orange barley sugars and sweet malt –‘feisty but fun’
68 - A perfect garden party
The palate (better with water) now had sweetie necklaces and milk chews
Cask No. 85.82 16 – 20 years treacle and smoked blood orangeThe gorgeous initial nose was full of mentholated, aromatic sherry styles: lots of eucalyptus, dried mint, damp rolling tobacco, fennel seed, tea tree oil and figs poached in armagnac sumptuous and hugely enticing. Water brought roasted peanuts, Serrano ham, cranberry gravy, wintergreen and heather flowers. The palate was feisty, with pink peppercorns, superbly sweet minty notes, wild herbs, gingerbread, treacle, and camphor and menthol balm. With