Cask No. 13.111

The neat nose displayed a vibrant and rather minty sherry profile, with a lot of orange notes such as spiced marmalade, orange blossom, satsuma and blood orange. Some water made it broader, more aromatic and richer, with many more dark fruits, pickled ginger, balsamic glaze and a dense, rich, earthy note. The neat palate displayed more wood spices, more ginger, some nibbling tannin, herbal liqueurs, woodruff tea, grapefruit and a nice tinge of rancio. Water really drilled into the leathery, gamey and delicately minty qualities, delivering black truffle, game salami, shilling ales and bramble cordial. This was superbly earthy, leathery and with drying sherry in the aftertaste. It was matured in a bourbon barrel for eight years before being transferred to a first fill American oak oloroso hogshead.