SMWS 46.117 Delicate and elegant, intense and complex

GOLD Medal 2022 World Spirits Competition Think of plums, cherries, figs, cinnamon and cloves, add a hint of tobacco and leather as well as vanilla and coconut which seemed to be lurking in the background and you should get a vague idea of the complexity. A fruity, muscular flavour on the palate neat, some spice but beautifully balanced with sweetness like a Swiss speciality from Basel called Laeckerli and this version is ‘au chocolat noir’.