Batch No.23 is a blend of the following: –
47.8 % 1st fill 4 YO Sherry US Oak
49.8% 1st fill 3 YO Port cask US Oak
2.4% 1st fill 2 YO Bourbon that had originally spent 1 year in a 1st fill Shiraz cask.
Nose – The typical Iniquity sweet toffee, caramel, herbs, lime zest, orange sherbet, glazed fruit, musk lollies flowers and the pink marshmallows. There is curiously a faint note of Barrel Char.
Palate – Herbaceous and mint with a big, rich smooth mouthfeel. The caramel re-appears.
Finish – Ginger snaps spiciness, orange, mint, sultanas and prunes.