Nose: Opens with mature aromas both sweet (canelé, panna cotta, crème de noyaux) and savoury (walnut oil, leather). This is followed quickly by a vast array of fruit-derived both from the spirit (smoked apricot, grapefruit peel) and the cask treatment (sloe gin, damson jam). The aroma is high-toned, pungently floral and herbaceous, with subtle, balancing pops of minerality.

Palate: Darker (cocoa, molasses, burnt marshmallow) and spicier (cola, nutmeg, Tellicherry peppercorn) than the nose, an effect well-complemented by the cask treatment and rendered more complex by the savoury and herbaceous themes running throughout.

Finish: A sweet and elegant signature of rose jelly, chestnut honey, and Pineau des Charentes that also features hazelnut, eucalyptus, and Corsican mint.