SECRET ORKNEY 19 ans 2005 1st Fill Oloroso Sherry Butt CS Collection Foundations Signatory Vintage

Nose : Both lively and unctuous. From the outset, scents of dry peat, herbs, flowers and salt spread with determination through the surrounding atmosphere. With aeration, the peat becomes even more present and oily. Gradually, candied fruits (pear, mirabelle plum) and exotic fruits (pineapple, persimmon) emerge.

Appearance : Topaze.

Palate : Rich and powerful. The peat is much more subdued and has little influence on the tasting. On the other hand, the palate has lovely malty, milky and fruity (orange, apricot) nuances. With time, pipe tobacco flavours gradually coat the taste buds.

Overall : Long and well-balanced. At once medicinal (mustard), lemony and vanilla-flavoured, the finish imaginatively evokes the scent of wet earth after a summer storm. Rooty (ginseng, ginger), the aftertaste is covered by a thin layer of salted butter caramel.