Taster

Nose: Smoke and sherry goodness, this is a most welcome autumn tipple. Preserved lemon citrus, black treacle, Parkin cake and burning leaves in a tin bin: hot, metallic and mulchy. Cherry and vanilla tobacco smoke.

Palate: Smoked salmon and cream cheese bagels, that mix of sweet bread and salty oily fish. Smoked beer pickles. Tea tannins.

Finish: Roasted chilli heat comes in first, then is lengthened with honey and lime juice.

Comment: Now this would be interesting as a base for a smoky Tommy’s Margarita and that is a very good thing.

Score: 9.1

Taster

Nose: A dollop of whipped double cream on barbequed mango slices with a sprinkling of apple chips, pistachios and toasted walnuts. Sea salt flakes and buttered corn.

Palate: Grassy and vegetal notes of chopped parsley and coriander with scallops served up on cauliflower purée and sweetcorn. Followed by juicy mango flesh, cranberries, marzipan and sandalwood.

Finish: Juicy and nutty. Salty and fragrant. Barbequed.

Comment: If you could drink the perfect summer evening…

Score: 8.9