8

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Area only under a watch and act at the moment. Bottle. Clear reddish amber with a wisp of beige head. Aroma of marzipan, whisky, brioche, vanilla, white pepper. Just short of syrupy, low carbonation. There's plenty of whisky influence but the big sherry, toffee and bread malt side of things nudges it to the side. It very rich but only fairly sweet and bitterness, spice and a rolling swell of boozy warmth (nothing integrated, mind) tamp things down effectively. Deep but not suffocating. Really good.