Madeira molasses cake and intriguing apothecary notes – once again a spicy finish
Waves of complexity began to emerge as curious herbal cough syrup notes fused with a soft waxiness and putty
Oily textures of jamón now wrapped around rum and raisin fudge while sweet cereals combined with ginger
finishing with just the right strike of earthy oak for a very indulgent dram
A harmonious finish carried a flinty and mineralic edge with sweet smoke and sticky tar on seaside wood
Cask No. 29.292 Rum Madeira molasses cake and intriguingThis one displayed all the usual refinements this distillery is famed for: peat smoke tinged with dried exotic fruits and encroaching waves of iodine, antiseptic, kippers and peppered mackerel for starters. Then, going deeper, we found it gathered complexity with suggestions of smoked olive oil, tarred rope, creel nets and wet beach kelp. Gorgeous! Water brought out big notes of boiler and puffer smoke, eucalyptus oil, more iodine, more antiseptic and