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[62.3%・3 Years and 3 Months Old・Bottled in 2017・Official Bottling・Single Cask Release] Nose: Sultanas and cherries soaked in brown sugar syrup, juicy and bursting with energy; beneath the citrus contents lies a cleverly inserted hint of smoke akin to coal fire grilled vegetables. Palate & Finish: Massive.  Lychees, poached prunes, red cherries, raisins and chocolate topped…

[62.7%・770 Days Old・Bottled in 2016・Dark Valley Bottling・Single Cask Release of 34 Bottles] Nose: Dark.  Heavy oak presence with strawberry preserve, liquorice and squid ink with a sprinkle of ginger flower. Palate & Finish: Sweetness is excess but saved by the grace of the creaminess developed.  Caramel fudge, strawberry jam and cinnamon folded together, alongside lemon…

[62.3%・3 Years 3 Months Old・Bottled in 2017・Official Bottling・Single Cask Release] Nose: Slightly dusty, with an unexpected ashy oomph of smoke that brings about a thickness to the scheme of things.  An interesting mush of brown sugar, liquorice, a wee ginger flower note, roast meat perhaps, and certainly oak. Palate & Finish: Sweet Yakult and white sugar, the peat smoke…

[69.3%・4 Years Old・Bottled in 2017・Official Bottling・Single Cask Release] Nose: Quite dry to begin, pungent Chinese massage oil with ginseng and lemon oil; but beneath that there’s a confectionary creaminess to it which really extends the depth, making room for citrus fruits and coconut cream.  The fruit peels then offer a bitter edge that allows a…

[65.00%・3 Years Old・Bottled in 2017・Official Bottling・Single Cask Release] Nose: Thick molasses carrying the musky tone, fermented black tea really getting that pungent aroma across.  Herbal orientated with a sprinkle of minerals, Japanese black sugar with maple syrup glazed walnuts. Palate & Finish: Thoroughly indulgent at first with the Port sweetness coming on in an exhilarating manner;…

[65.00%・3 Years Old・Bottled in 2017・Official Bottling・Single Cask Release] Nose: Thick molasses carrying the musky tone, fermented black tea really getting that pungent aroma across.  Herbal orientated with a sprinkle of minerals, Japanese black sugar with maple syrup glazed walnuts. Palate & Finish: Thoroughly indulgent at first with the Port sweetness coming on in an exhilarating manner;…

[63.2%・3 Years and 3 Months Old・Bottled in 2017・Official Bottling・Single Cask Release] Nose: Vanilla fudge and wild floral note arrive in a loud manner, sweetness of the bouquet fruits echoing in the background.  Gunpowder and beef broth well masked by a fine layer of smoke. Palate & Finish: Such a juicy delivery with a lot of…

Tasting Notes: Lark Small Cask Aged Cask Strength Style: Malty and Spicy Nose: Beneath the cask strength spice lies lemon, honeycomb and egg custard notes. Then it opens up to an ocean deep of malt aroma, so abundant and dense… More creamy honey sweetness, hints of (peat?) smoke and vanilla candle scent burning slowly at…