Description
A swirl of golden syrup and warm toffee apples lifted from the glass, taking us back in time to school puddings and candy bar wrappers tucked in coat pockets. Medjool dates, banana chips and dried pineapple joined raisins and chocolate in a fruity pass the parcel, while a sticky toffee pudding was left cooling beside an open window in late summer. The palate opened strongly with roasted pecan pie, dark chocolate and tart currants clinging to butterscotch-laced hay. With water things turned lighter, as poached pears and apple crumble arrived with a rustle of pastry and a mist of cherry panna cotta. A final wave of nostalgia brought plums, ginger and warm custard, before sweet almonds faded into fudge-tinted time. After spending nine years in an ex-bourbon barrel, this was transferred to a heavy toast, medium char first fill barrel for the remainder of its maturation.