Cask No. 19.98 Israel fresh straw and dried spices

fresh straw and dried spices while sticky treacle

liquorice sweets and sausage casserole

malted milk ice cream

We imagined sitting in a circus tent on wooden benches and munching a full-flavoured

Our hosts welcomed us on board with croissants filled with almond paste

Cask No. 19.98 Israel fresh straw and dried spicesTart and sweet, the nose gave us toffee popcorn, apricot flan and tinned mandarins with custard, golden grapes shrivelling on the vine and cranachan components (raspberries, honey, toasted oats). In the main, the neat palate was fruity brambles, yellow plums, golden sultanas, rum and raisin ice cream but the finish was complex and enigmatic, with suggestions of forest floor, spearmint and chilli rice crackers. That enigma continued on the reduced nose