Cask: First-fill Spanish oak Pedro Ximenez hogshead
First sip brings spicy chili
settling quickly into a cheesecake base topped with rich demerara sugar and served with a shot of pear eau de vie spirit in creamy porridge
Reduction uncovered moist tobacco
Cask No. 68.128 Juicy oak & vanilla Cask: First-fill Spanish oak PedroThis one was very aromatic from the word go. We found red currants, dark chocolate, sultanas, dried mango, tobacco, leather and a sprinkling of black pepper. Warm, thick, rich and velvety smooth on the neat palate, it was like lamb loin with a dark chocolate port sauce delicious! After the addition of a drop of water we discovered a bowl full of roasted mixed nuts next to stewed apples, rosemary and thyme sausages, and maple syrup. To taste, we found