451 - Particle accelerator
The nose delivered lovely light smoke and brine – wooden-decked yachts moored at the pier
Tasting note: A lovely nose brimmed with soft green and yellow fruits initially
jelly babies and a honeysuckle sweetness on the nose while to taste
After twenty years in an ex-bourbon hogshead
Cask No. 53.451 Gin 451 - Particle acceleratorA deep, kipper smokiness greeted the Panel at first nosing. This evolved to fresh kiln smoke, liquorice, peat embers in a hearth and notes of black pepper, smoked mussels and fir wood resins, plus a lovely thread of sweet, herbal medicines. Reduction brought more char and treacle thickness, hints of smoked raisins, kelp, wormwood and cedar cigar boxes, all underlaid by a dash of paprika and iodine. The neat palate displayed a wonderfully relaxed and