What it is

Matured in 3 different types of cask: First fill American Oak barrels (sweet caramel notes), ex-Sherry (warm spices), traditional American oak [not sure what that means, dechar/rechar or 3rd fill may be – Ed].

Tasting Notes

Nose:  Sweet vanilla toffee.  Light raisin notes – Garibaldi biscuits & fig biscuits. Sweet – warm muscovado sugar.  Background of cherries and rose Turkish delight.

Taste:  Medium sweet.  Warm vanilla & pineapple cube sweets.  Hints of spice – cardamom, pickled ginger and chili powder.  Dunked malt biscuits.

Finish:  Spices linger, waxy and a little pickle.  Finally, a waft of fresh mint.

Conclusion

We liked here.  A really nice dram.  But it will be a big shock to Longmorn 16 lovers.

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