Cask No. 156.8 France sherbet lemons and salt and

sherbet lemons and salt and vinegar crisps – leaving bright

Cask: First-fill Ruby Port barrique

Very (and I mean very) different on the palate neat

Following eight years in an ex-bourbon hogshead

sweet slices of apple cinnamon sticks and cranberries filled the room

Cask No. 156.8 France sherbet lemons and salt andThe initial nose proffered many lemons! Lemon bonbons, limoncello, lemon curd, lemon drizzle cake, lemon barley water. After many groves of lemons were snuffled through, we also detected aniseed balls, virgin olive oil, and strawberries and cream. Water brought out tea tree oil, custard powder, bergamot, lemon thyme and wee minty hints. The palate, when neat, was superbly mouthcoating, with shortbread, tart au citron (more lemons, really), some