Nose

Cotton-candy backdrop with additional sweetness of vanilla wafer and custard. Licorice pushes alongside caramel cake and baking spice.

Palate

Anise returns with an airy butterscotch, matched by cascades of young wood and orchard flavors. Light dose of ginger and peppercorn.

Finish

Some astringency coming from the oak, which continues to the end. Spice notes return, but still stay in the shadows.

Comment

A walk in the woods with this earthy whiskey.