Phoebe Cox
May 25, 2026, 21:22:11
Cracking dram, this. First sniff is like it’s telling you, “Cures you” – proper medicinal, but in that comforting aspirin-tablets-in-water-with-lemon-juice-and-drops-of-honey-and-vanilla-essence way. More lemon, just bags of big mineral lemons, citrus that’s sharp as a blade but perfectly ripe. The lemon is perfect, honestly. Then I get thin mints, a bit of salted porridge, and a whiff of a leather shop in Turkey, all that dry, dusty hide mixed with chalk and plaster, beach sand. Not massive on the nose, but opens with a feeling of garage tools – cold metal, oily rags – in the best sense. Take a sip… bigger on the palate, less tarry, more floral, straw, and a pure, pure expression that feels like the spirit’s been stripped right back to its bones. Oysters and a chalky mineral thing, maybe even purer than I remember from certain casks. Simply extremely good. The finish is pretty blade-y, that lemon and sea spray just keeps humming. Magic. 🦪🍋✨
