On the nose, distinctly confidant liquorice-bourbon notes with near perfect bitter-sweet balance; burnt honeycomb and toffee also abound. Outstanding richness and sheen to the enormous barley-oak sweetness; again, there is a big bourbon cut to the cloth with all the liquorice and molasses sugar normally associated; but the barley adds that extra dimension. Long, wonderfully layered oak offering variations of a sweet dry theme; a touch silky with some cream toffee at the death.