Cask No. 8.48 Cognac ginger and chilli

ginger and chilli

blueberries and cranberries as we prepared sweet and delicate hibiscus orange blossom Turkish delight

cooking oils cut with malt vinegar

Tasting Panel Note: Nut skins and malted cereals lay scattered on a wooden workbench as the sun beamed through an open window on to bowls of potpourri and juicy lemons

Cask No. 8.48 Cognac ginger and chilliThe initial nose was a pleasing mixture of dried cranberries, sloes, plum tart and cherry brandy with leather boots, liquorice, espresso and treacle sponge (a flamenco dancers coffee break?). We found more of the same on the palate (red grape fruit leather, cherry and ruby port) but this time the earthier notes were of dark chocolate, game sauce, carob and cheroots. Adding water made the nose seem darker and spicier, with gingerbread, clove, chilli