8

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

Bottle at home in Meldrum. It pours darkest ruby - brown with a decent beige head. The aroma is rich, fresh bright raspberry, jammy, tangy fruit compote, cranachan, Blackforest gateaux, toasty stuff and oak. The taste is rich, juicy, tangy, loads of fresh raspberry, oak, vanilla, toffee, cranachan, jammy, toasty, wood, touch of cocoa, some light alcohol warmth, fruity whisky, cherryade and Blackforest gateaux with a dry finish. Medium - full body and moderate carbonation. Crazy fruity and has a good depth of flavour. Moreish.