Taster

Nose: Something light and cake-y, like an unbaked Victoria sponge mix with a bit of baking powder thrown in. Pecans and brown butter too.

Palate: Plenty of heat on this, which belies the moderate ABV. A real palate-prickler. On the lighter flavour spectrum – lemon oils, zingy white pepper, dried chilli flakes, wood shavings and cake mix (plus baking powder).

Finish: Spice and richer flavours dissipate, leaving a grassy lemon aftertaste.

Comment: The spice is right – heat dominates the front and mid-palate.

Score: 7

Taster

Nose: Melon, lemon, grapefruit juice, sliding into apples and pineapple. All underpinned by grass cuttings and ground almonds.

Palate: Dominated by those fresh fruits of grapefruit, lemons and gooseberries. There’s a good dry-Riesling acidic minerality, earthy and clay-like, with \r\ngrass cuttings. Fresh green apples.

Finish: Short, dry, chewy and dancing simply between the fresh fruits and grassiness.

Comment: Pleasant, though it lacks definitive character. Feels vague rather than subtle.

Score: 7