Cask No. 4.224 Armagnac The taste however was a

The taste however was a medicinal peat smoke

First nosing revealed an old artist’s studio with old easels and the smell of thick canvas and linseed and sandalwood oil

The taste had all the goodness of summer

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

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

Cask No. 4.224 Armagnac The taste however was aCask 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,