Cask No. 6.69 Gin the finish left tingles of

the finish left tingles of cinnamon

32 Knickerbockers at a wedding should play very well together – the former with an elegant fruitiness and the latter with richly malty character

On the palate it felt at first like an anaesthetic injection at the dentist

Cut grass and hay mixed with toffee apples in a hessian sack as cinnamon dusted scones arrived for cream tea and a glass of port

Cask No. 6.69 Gin the finish left tingles ofThe Panel felt this one was a curious mix of many features. Initial nosing suggested pencil erasers dipped in honey, polished shoe leather, white chocolate mice, golden sultanas, Turkish delight in a cigar box and damp tobacco leaf. With water it was still a rather broad jamboree of styles and aromas: lots of cornflour, dry roasted peanuts, camphor, rapeseed oil, light vanilla, coal scuttles and old oak sea chests. The palate opened with roast coffee