Cask No. 53.293 Grain Also jasmine and softer notes

Also jasmine and softer notes of earthy chamomile and dried mint

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

Celebrate the New Year on a high note with a quartet of decidedly delicious casks

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

sweet pink nougat

Cask No. 53.293 Grain Also jasmine and softer notesCask 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