Cask No. GN5.3 England The palate becomes smoother with

The palate becomes smoother with golden syrup

mouth-filling smoke and breath-taking wood-char with pleasing honey sweetness

acceptable chilli heat and some citric bitterness dried out the finish

reduced to 50% abv to achieve the perfect drinking strength

After nine years in ex-bourbon wood we transferred this into a second-fill PX hogshead

Cask No. GN5.3 England The palate becomes smoother withCask No. GN5. 3 Pollinator Scotland Quite subtle on the neat nose, we thought. All lavender, tea tree oil, bergamot and crushed nettles to begin. A peppery kiss of watercress in the background. With a little water we got the zing of sherbet, then aniseed pastis, toasted fennel, tiger balm, dill and jasmine flowers. Extremely floral overall. The palate gave that initial satisfactory hit of juniper and coriander, then charred pineapple, chamomile,