The palate’s complexity sent panellists off in different directions – e
We imagined a carpenter building a round wooden tree bench to provide comfortable seating and a shaded place to relax
finishing with just the right strike of earthy oak for a very indulgent dram
Then wee notes of raspberry jam
A harmonious finish carried a flinty and mineralic edge with sweet smoke and sticky tar on seaside wood
Cask No. 29.292 Rum The palate’s complexity sent panellistsThis 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