The reduced nose was like walking from sombra into sol – bodega courtyards
After spending five years in a bourbon barrel
and coconut and vanilla ice cream
Imagine a pâtisserie's showcase of sweets all floating in a lake of sherry
Cask No. 28.106 Juicy oak & vanilla The reduced nose was likeThe nose was a susurration of summer, with strawberries, pineapple, under ripe pears and candied orange and lemon slices, flower meadows and blossom, refreshers, honey and vanilla marshmallows. The palate was spritzy and lively, with peach melba and melon, apricot, green apple and bitter lemon, finishing with hazelnut shells, almonds, cardamom and oak. Adding water enhanced the floral aspects of the nose and also gave us candied orange peel, toffee