Taster

Nose: Touches of rancio, but dominated by burnt pastry, demerara sugar, caramelised fruit sugars, barley sugar and oak. With water some green fence posts, wheat, and creme brulee.

Palate: Butterscotch and pine/oaky grip. Rich and certainly sweet but the feeling is it\ris all oak driven.

Finish: Orange blossom and cereal. Oak.

Comment: It has a sweet punch and some will love this overtly oaky style. I'm not wholly convinced about what it's done to the overall balance.

Score: 7.8

Taster

Nose: Fragrant. Gingerbread. Orange peel. Christmas spices. Marmalade. On time more citrus; candied tangerine. Orange blossom. Orange curd.

Palate: Smooth and caressing. Venetian velvet. The same Christmas flavours as on the nose. Gingerbread and a hint of milk chocolate.

Finish: Drier. Ginger, liquorice.

Comment: Perfect for a Christmas Eve after dinner dram. With a minced pie of course.\rWater is not recommended.

Score: 8.3