Nose Custard cream biscuits shine through initially with fragrant, almost soapy malt developing - or is that the Jelly Tots from Reference Series I? There's a menthol edge, and notes of distant muscovado and cooked apples.
Palate Sourdough and sweet barley, bread crusts and dry Sherry.
Finish Light, fairly crisp, hints of apéritif wine, but perhaps more Lillet than the dry vermouth found in I, or are we splitting hairs now?
Overall Clearly much darker in colour compared to Reference Series I thanks to the E150a, but what can our other senses tell us? Many of the same notes are unsurprisingly present but is there a difference? We'll leave the final judgement up to you.