Ashley Clark
May 25, 2026, 13:42:42
Blimey, this one’s a bit of a beast. Smells like someone’s overcooked a game pie, proper gamey notes lifting off the glass, all mixed with this sticky hardwood resins vibe. It’s heavy stuff from the off, almost chewy. The sherry influence is mad, but not in that cloying modern way – more like the profile of sherry that doesn’t really exist in whisky anymore. Very heavy sherry, but somehow kept savoury. I’m getting date loaf smothered in miso paste, a whack of aniseed, and a slick of walnut oil. Then it takes a turn into bitter dark chocolate dipped in salted liquorice. So much umami. Honestly, it’s like a spoonful of slightly herbal cough syrup laden with preserved dark fruits, those soft dark fruit aspects buried under ink and leather, though they’re not dominating. Mid-palate it calms into this umami vibes territory, really savoury, before the finish – medium length – leaves you with a memory of black coffee sweetened with natural tar liqueur. Mad dram 😮💨
