Cask No. 4.224 Armagnac pears in honey and ginger

pears in honey and ginger cake against wooden shelves in a shoe shop and pipe racks

A peppery bite softens into blood orange

The hot air was filled with spicy sandalwood aromas from the sawdust on the floor and the sun-bleached fencing around the rodeo stadium on which perched new leather saddles waiting their turn

butterscotch popcorn and cream soda there wasn’t anything not to like

The taste however was a medicinal peat smoke

Cask No. 4.224 Armagnac pears in honey and gingerCask No. 4. 224 Evocations of time and place Highland, Island The nose evoked cottage kitchens apple pie, jam tarts, raisins, honey and coffee roses and heather moor burn outside. The palate suggested baked pastries and a classic sweet smoke combination burnt sticks, tar and light peat, balancing intense honey and candies; citrus and liquorice to finish. The reduced nose made one panellist nostalgic for the south of France sunflowers on a table,