An Cnoc Peter Arkle / 2nd Edition

Appearance - Clear, mid-golden amber.

Aroma - Pungent spicy vanilla with toffee, lemon zest, stewed apple and faint mocha coffee.

Taste - Spicy dried fruit, vanilla rubbed old leather and toffee with zesty orange peel.

Aftertaste - Long, old leather, lemon zest and vanilla with lingering spice.

Rating - 4/5

Nose: Rich fruit cake, figs, toffee apples, butter, raisins, dry spice developing over time: nutmeg, cinnamon, allspice - spicy cake mix. Some zesty young spirit underneath.

Palate: Sweet to start moving on to big woody spice balanced by sugar syrup and vanilla sponge cake. Behind is a base of dark wood bitterness and rich raisin sweetness.

Finish: Raisins, spice and butter icing.
 

Colour: Light amber.

Nose: Sweet and full-bodied bursting with spicy vanilla and rich toffee aromas followed by fresh lemons, cooked green apples and a just hint of coconut.

Taste: Sweet, warm and spicy. Dried fruit cake, creamy vanilla and toffee are followed by a distinct note of zesty orange peel and enveloped in leathery richness.