Nose: Plum syrup, blueberries, and a touch of beeswax lead to leather and orange oil. Vanilla shortbread, roasted nuts, and distant brine develop in time.
Palate: A spicy start with dense, drying oak bringing notes of tobacco, dried fruit, stewed tea, and nuts. Tinned peaches and cream follow, with the cherry almond flavours of Bakewell Tart.
Finish: More drying spice, black tea, leathery old oak, and candied pineapple, are joined by bittersweet marmalade, and softer notes of blueberry porridge with warm syrup.