Taster

Nose: Lots of sherry, wood polish, tiramisu, tobacco and cinnamon toast.

Palate: Coffee drunk through a snorkel mask.

Finish: Bitter chocolate.

Comment: A sherry beast with rubbery horns. A drink to be chewed rather than sipped. It caught me in the right mood and I liked it.

Score: 8

Taster

Nose: Youthfully acetic with a whiff of spirit above gentle smoke (bbq?) and a cereal base. Some caramel. Honey?

Palate: Quite light and dry at first; then surprisingly rich and gingery. Gingerbread.

Finish: Mild. Lovely late smoke development.

Comment: Elegant and uncomplicated. Refreshing and appetising. Hides its 50% ABV very well.

Score: 9.3