After twenty years in an ex-bourbon hogshead
451 - Particle accelerator
The nose delivered lovely light smoke and brine – wooden-decked yachts moored at the pier
pink wafers and chocolate éclairs with more bitter notes of dark chocolate
Tasting note: A lovely nose brimmed with soft green and yellow fruits initially
Cask No. 53.451 Gin After twenty years in anA deep, kipper smokiness greeted the Panel at first nosing. This evolved to fresh kiln smoke, liquorice, peat embers in a hearth and notes of black pepper, smoked mussels and fir wood resins, plus a lovely thread of sweet, herbal medicines. Reduction brought more char and treacle thickness, hints of smoked raisins, kelp, wormwood and cedar cigar boxes, all underlaid by a dash of paprika and iodine. The neat palate displayed a wonderfully relaxed and