Colour: full amber. Nose: much more sherried than the new one, that’s for sure. Wine, orange peel, chocolate, wood… Somewhat more tannic (cocoa). Extremely classic but not too complex – less complex than most 18 yo distilled in the seventies, I’d say. It gets quite smoky and even sort of peaty after a moment. Hints of hot caramel, fresh vanilla, butterscotch, light tobacco (Virginia). Even some incense develops after a few minutes. Very nice, that’s for sure… Mouth: oh! Nice! So much bolder and richer than the new one! Creamy, on apricot syrup, quince syrup, orange marmalade, sweet white wine… It’s really like a fruit jam! I’ll try it for breakfast… Yet, it’s perhaps not as thrilling as some of his older brothers, but it sure sends the new one back to school. Hints of smoke, cake, cinnamon, aniseed. Again and again, a classic, lacking just a little oomph.

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