The nose had gentle smoke and earthy sweetness; sliced cooking apples, honeydew melon and homemade blackcurrant wine, caraway seeds, first aid kits and Elastoplast. The palate conveyed similar themes – eucalyptus leaves and lavender sprigs chucked on peat embers, the wisping smoke clung to our tweed jackets as we stood awaiting breakfast kippers with redcurrant jelly.