16 years in ex-bourbon wood
It becomes slightly winey
then more of that fruity sweetness (mandarin
lime boiled sweeties
The arrival on the palate is riddled with wild flowers
Cask No. 48.102 England 16 years in ex-bourbon woodCask No. 48. 102 Spiced nuts in a tea chest Speyside, Spey This nose is fresh (laundry, new wood) and sweet (marshmallow, fudge, pineapple cake, tined pears in custard) but with a vaguely herbal, leafy aspect. The palate gets spiced nuts and roasted chestnuts, tea chests, chilli chocolate, dark honey and toffee, with a slightly tannic oak and leather finish. The reduced nose still gets the laundry, but now also picks up a pine forest floor, mushrooms