Cupid draw back your bow, and let your arrow flow… February Outturn brings 7 rare and romantic drams that are sure to go straight to your heart.
CASK NO. 41.95 JOUSTING WITH FLOWERS
11 years old; refill barrel; 56.2%; Juicy, oak & vanilla
An epic battle with bouquets of flowers among conifer and eucalyptus trees with a sweet ending of vanilla ice cream and caramel wafers.
CASK NO. 70.20 SPICED SAINT-TROPEZ TART
10 years old; refill barrel; 57.6%; Spicy & sweet
Strawberry lemonade and vanilla cream-filled brioche followed by the sweet, tangy spiciness of tamarind date chutney – unusual but it worked!
CASK NO. 7.176 SILKY SMOOTH SENSATION
23 years old; refill hogshead; 51.6%; Juicy, oak & vanilla
Eating ginger banana cake whilst watching cricket in the Caribbean. Diluted; gentle cooling trade winds with coconut macarons at sunset.
CASK NO. 9.119 TASTY AND REWARDING
24 years old; 1st fill charred ex-red wine hogshead; 48.9%; Light & delicate
The nose has toffee and brown sugar, cinnamon swirls, glazed apple cake and prawn cocktail crisps. The tasty, rewarding palate gives chocolate fudge, plum jam,vanilla and honeycomb, with understated spice to finish. This previously inhabited an ex-bourbon hogshead.
CASK NO. 55.46 COMPLEX LAYERS OF FRUIT AND WOOD
16 years old; 1st fill barrique; 58.1%; Deep, rich & dried fruits
A wood-print of oak, tree bark and woody spice has been pressed on a spirit character of perfumed fruits. This was previously in a bourbon cask.
15 years old; refill butt; 60.3%; Lightly peated
A volcanic eruption of sweet heat like raspberry jam bubbling on the stove and roasted pork with herb and honey-coated vegetables.
CASK NO. 42.30 CHIMNEY SWEEP’S ROMANTIC BBQ
9 years old; refill hogshead; 60.6%; Peated
A powerful nose; musket-fire up a chimney and shellfish barbecues. An intense palate has peat smoke, toffee apples, bacon with wasabi and pickled ginger.
