Taster

Nose: Herbal. Fruity.

Palate: Intensely sweet. Creamy-tasting. Ice-cream (or perhaps the Indian equivalent, kulfi).

Finish: Lively. Zesty lemon peel. Candied angelica. Cilantro.

Comment: Richer and more expressive than any version I have tasted previously. Extraordinary sweetness.

Score: 7.5

Taster

Nose: Like an Italian delicatessen: dry and slightly dusty with hints of spice, coffee, bran, vanilla pod and nut.

Palate: Sweeter than the nose suggests. Estery and floral with sweet grass.

Finish: Short and a little dry.

Comment: Simple, pleasant but a little one-dimensional.

Score: 7