- Nose
- Lashings of heather honey, dark chocolate and mocha, with almonds, cinnamon and orange peel. Rich thick sherry, bright and citrusy with honey-soaked raisin challah, cherries in syrup, sun-kissed orange wedges, caramel fudge, amber maple syrup, and waxy nuts. Gentle spice notes of powdered ginger, cinnamon, and nutmeg. A hint of shoe polish and old wooden furniture. A fruity bomb with stone fruits, ripe peaches, apricots, dried berries, fresh raspberries, strawberries, and cranberries juice. Minerality is present but less pronounced than earlier batches, along with oak spices, milk chocolate, dark chocolate, medium roasted beans espresso, and sweet oak.
- Palate
- Waves of dark chocolate, raisins, treacle, almonds and heather honey, with orange zest, cinnamon and nutmeg. Medium-thick texture with gooey Oloroso sherry and tart citrus notes up front. Rich and sweet with tobacco, worn oak, dark chocolate, heaps of toffee, chocolate-covered macadamia nuts, candied ginger, cherry jam on pumpernickel toast. Nuts paste, cinnamon, dried fruit with mostly red berries, mocha, caramel, and an undercurrent of chocolate, espresso, and coffee flavored chocolate.
- Finish
- Medium long and rich. Deep and warm notes of caramel and various types of pepper (black, white and pink). Chocolate in the end. Wood tannins, fudge cake, and baking spices. Glides into bergamot truffles, marmalade on toast, toasted pralines, maraschino, and black coffee.
