This is quite mild, but also quite good. I like the complexity and gentle oaky touch on the development. That earthiness on the palate is interesting. It's candy-sweet in a somehow satisfying way. Like that feeling of pride at the end of Halloween when you'd dump your full bag of candy onto the floor to pick out the good stuff. I just wish it had a little bit more punch.

Nose: Fruity and sweet. Cantaloupe, strawberries, peaches, red table grapes, and some red-flavoured Pixy Stix. Honey, toffee, toasted marshmallows, and banana bread. Potpourri and white tea. Buttery puff pastry and a bit of yeast. Raspberry jam on toast. A little sulfur.

Palate: Medium texture. Floral and on the arrival, with cool tropical fruit (guava), fizzy sherbet (orange), and yeast. Sweet rich grape, almost like a mild Manischewitz. Slightly grassy and herbal on the development. Develops to gentle oak, earth, and barrel char. A mild worn leather note, and something like an old wool sweater. Plenty of slivered almonds and some cranberry scones.

Finish: Medium-length. Floral, sweet, and tuning slightly earthy. Dark chocolate-covered strawberries, dried fruit leather, dried cow leather, and orange marmalade on toast. Sponge toffee, waxy milk chocolate, cola, and powdered ginger. Flowers in potting soil. Slightly coastal maybe?

Relatively simple whisky, the wine finish fits great, tastes delicious without having to think about it a lot. Good in autumn when summer is just over. I like it