Cask No. 18.54 16 – 20 years tarry ropes

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October’s single cask treats will most definitely add plenty of spirit to the season

There was also a hint of seafood (fruits de mer)

In a short break you order an Amontillado sherry served straight out of the barrel and noted down with chalk on the bar with the rest of your bill

Cooling spearmint on the palate neat at first before red berry fruit salad

Cask No. 18.54 16 – 20 years tarry ropesFor us it was not love at first sight, or should we say sniff? but it's worth getting to know better. Briny, smoky aromas arrived next to rubber on hot asphalt, as well as a strong Assam tea this was spicy and malty. On the palate some found it slightly dirty, dry and yeasty, but with impressions of dark chocolate shavings, a coffee cake and a chilli spice. With water one Panellist cleaned the vinyl seat of a Trabant (a classic East German car) before