Cask No. 53.501 England cereals and black treacle rolled

cereals and black treacle rolled into dark chocolate toffee

vanilla and exotic fruits galore

yellow flowers

Everything was too good to be true

and a peated cask from Islay (Cask 53

Cask No. 53.501 England cereals and black treacle rolledThe nose started with maritime suggestions (shellfish, rock salt and seaweed), then picked up antiseptics and iodine, earthy notes of moss and peat and unsurprisingly, smoke (we identified smoked ham and marshmallows toasted over a driftwood fire). The neat palate offered a robust body and intense flavours; initially caramel sauce and fig jam sweetness, followed by considerable smoke, spice and saltiness (burnt toast, lapsang souchong tea and a beach