
Sienna Moore
Apr 28, 2026, 13:01:10
Right, here’s what I got from the first dram – no messin’ about.
Nose first hit me with that deep, sticky date syrup vibe 🍯, then a waft of old leather armchair. Like walkin’ into a gentlemean’s club. There’s a flutter of dried herbs too, thyme maybe? And a whisper of sea spray, sorta briny, which I weren’t expectin’.
On the palate… blimey.
Warm honey’d orchard fruits straight off – stewed pears, maybe a baked apple with a crack of black pepper.
Then it shifts gear. A lovely oily nuttiness rolls in, walnut skin, and a touch of dark chocolate that’s gone bitter-sweet. Not sweetie sweet, more like that posh 70% cocoa stuff 🍫.
The finish hangs about for ages. A gentle wisp of bonfire smoke, like your jumper the mornin’ after a beach fire. There’s a tickle of clove and somethin’ citrusy, orange peel oils, leavin’ the tongue just a tiny bit numb but in a good way, if that makes sense.
Mouthfeel is proper chewy, almost. Coats everythin’.
A real contemplative sit-by-the-window sorta pour. 🌧️