Cask No. 53.293 Grain sweet pink nougat

sweet pink nougat

Date distilled: August 1997

artist’s varnish and almond oil came to the fore closely followed by freshly sawn pine wood and a dew sprinkled Limousine oak forest at dawn

Both Armagnac casks offer a stark dichotomy to the styles possible in this storied region

pink marshmallows and mango flavoured chewing gum developed into more grown-up aromas of sweet vanilla honeydew pipe tobacco and green iced tea with mint and ginger

Cask No. 53.293 Grain sweet pink nougatCask No. 53. 293 A fish in bandages Islay Salty sea air took us directly to a maritime scene packed with dried seaweed, shellfish and tuna sandwiches. An injured fish wrapped in bandages combined medicinal hues with coastal cues and evolved into pickled herring, gravlax and salty oysters. A puff of distant burning heather presented heavy perfumed smoke that thickened to the reek of a fishing trawler's engine room. This sweet yet dirty smoke continued