Polished red apple aromas, with dates, dried fig, baking spices, baked plum, dried vine fruit, blackened oak, and hints of chocolate give this the air of a refined digestif. Savor the sherried character on the palate with toffee, baked sultana, bread-and-butter pudding, red apple, baking spices, red currant, and plum, then aniseed, cinnamon, sticky toffee pudding, and oak. It’s a wonderful expression, with a charming slow procession of flavors.

Reviewed by: Jonny McCormick (Winter 2021)