Cask No. 53.293 Grain sweet pink nougat

sweet pink nougat

Drinking tip: Best enjoyed in a country house or stately home

Date distilled: August 1997

Both Armagnac casks offer a stark dichotomy to the styles possible in this storied region

Also jasmine and softer notes of earthy chamomile and dried mint

Cask No. 53.293 Grain sweet pink nougatCask No. 53. 293 A fish in bandages Islay Salty sea air took us directly to a maritime scene packed with dried seaweed, shellfish and tuna sandwiches. An injured fish wrapped in bandages combined medicinal hues with coastal cues and evolved into pickled herring, gravlax and salty oysters. A puff of distant burning heather presented heavy perfumed smoke that thickened to the reek of a fishing trawler's engine room. This sweet yet dirty smoke continued