Nose: Opening notes of old fashioned coconut ice, blueberry muffins with a lot of vanilla in the dough and some pear eau de vie. This develops into filo pastry, red Jelly Tots and charred oak.
Palate: White chocolate, ripe raspberry, lime peel with a dusting of icing sugar. Waxy red apple persists throughout, even after adding a drop of water, which brings out more vanilla and a subtle mineral note. Maybe even a hint of spicy green chillies...
Finish: Slightly drying. Fresh egg tart, ground nutmeg and a finishing note of cedar wood.
Overall: Just 5 years old? Aultmore showing wonderfully at this age once again.