Millstone 10 year old ‘French Oak’ 40%
Tasting Note
Cask 354
Dist: Feb 1999 Btl: Aug 2012
Tasted: Nov 2013
A sweet and herbal nose with tart, citrus and green fruits and a fair degree of pot still spice. The oak begins to assert itself with that typical buttery, toffee’d ‘French’ style but the citrus and spice stops it becoming flabby. Good complexity with hints of barley and milk chocolate.
The palate is soft and sweet-ish, opening with the toasty, buttery oak along with hints of toffee coated banana and oily, corn like notes. The oak becomes quite grainy on the middle and the rye like black pepper spices give it a quite unique feel. Good length, if a little feinty with the sweet oak adding a touch of milk chocolate, but just like the nose the combination of citrus and grainy spices keeps the balance pretty well.
At a Glance
Cask 354
Dist: Feb 1999 Btl: Aug 2012
Tasted: Nov 2013
A sweet and herbal nose with tart, citrus and green fruits and a fair degree of pot still spice. The oak begins to assert itself with that typical buttery, toffee’d ‘French’ style but the citrus and spice stops it becoming flabby. Good complexity with hints of barley and milk chocolate.
The palate is soft and sweet-ish, opening with the toasty, buttery oak along with hints of toffee coated banana and oily, corn like notes. The oak becomes quite grainy on the middle and the rye like black pepper spices give it a quite unique feel. Good length, if a little feinty with the sweet oak adding a touch of milk chocolate, but just like the nose the combination of citrus and grainy spices keeps the balance pretty well.
£84.59
