Nose: Clay, subtle mango, aloe vera, anise.
Palate: Dried peppers – low key chipotle, leather, vegetal fruity, crisp apple on the back end, tamarind, diesel.
Rating: 6 (shane) 7 (ryan) / 10
Nose: Bubble gum, nectarine, buttery, green olives, light tropical fruits, gazpacho
Palate: Pine, mole, hot sauce as a spirit, heavily roasted tomatillo salsa, cumin.
Rating: 6 (shane) 7 (ryan) / 10
Nose: Hippie incense – sandalwood & potpourri, almond honey turron, air popped popcorn, balsa wood.
Palate: Camomile tea with honey, fruit tarts with white peaches or nectarines with meringue topping, apricot marmalade, loquat, fills my mouth with saliva.
Rating: 7 / 10 – not as into the nose, but what a lovely palate
Nose: Salt marshes, olive oil lemon cake, smoked sea salt, creamy.
Palate: Oh yummy, stone fruit, unripe yellow peach, has that quintessential SB bandaid vibe but really nicely integrated here, tarmac, gouda, licking envelopes, olive brine, green peppercorn
Rating: 7 / 10 – this has been one of the better and more enjoyable of this series, very nice
Nose: I’m not sure I trust my nose right now. I’m getting some strange notes, but going to roll with it. Fresh shellfish. Muscles in particular. With the hint of salinity and sand. Unripe nectarines. Green table grapes. Black olives… the kind sojourn has at school most days with mild brine. Sweet and fruity then back to salty.
Palate: Definitely a strong salty taste. Not sure where the heck that could be coming from? But it’s nice and plays really well with the fruity sweetness. Reminds me of grilling red bell pepper and peaches on the bbq after doing ribs. The mouthfeel coats nicely. A bigger sips brings me into the herb patch, which isn’t usually my jam, but tonight it’s tickling my fancy.
Rating: 7 / 10 – This is really working for me but I’m not sure I trust my nose / palate. Wondering if I’m getting sick. Going to need to revisit. Revisited and man I really enjoy this. It’s unique. Still not positive I’d buy it often though, but I’d love to have a bottle for what it is.
Nose: Butterscotch, sea salt, the salty fond at the bottom of a pan after making an epic steak. Orange blossom water. Flash fried pimientos de padrón. A floral note I can’t pin, not as deep as lavender, nor as intense as lilly. Despite these amazing notes, it still smells young…
Palate: From the nose to the palate is a shocking level of alignment. And it’s freaking tasty. Char grilled fruity notes. Blackberry. Pot de creme. Salty. Umami. Light splash of vinegar.
Rating: 7 / 10 – It is sooo young and yet it is not that hot. It’s delicious and it’s a surprise. She is a wee beasty.
Nose: Mexican hot chocolate, pipe tobacco, puer, cascara
Palate: Slightly salty and umami. The weird sour funk of Umeboshi. Limestone. Potting soil. Black forest cherry cake.
Rating: 7 / 10 – a big complex profound full metal pour. Raise your glass.
Nose: Anise, barnyard, hay, tangerine, iodine, cedar, incense.
Palate: Buttery, sweet, touch of peat and smoke, lychee, caviar and creme fraiche on a potato chip, muscles with a honey dijon cream, Totino’s pizza rolls, honey on beer bread.
Rating: 7 / 10 – a very well blended and lovely seaside smoke bit
Nose: Grapefruit, papaya seeds, ceylon cinnamon sticks, allspice, banana peel, julie’s orange rolls – with those sweet citrus vibe mixed with a bright yeasty odor. reminds me a ton of paul john on the nose.
Palate: Bright cabinet spices, rooibos tea, guajillo chillies, grapefruit peel, rye crackers, estery glue notes.
Rating: 7 / 10 – lovely young entrant. My first Dornoch and this shows so much promise. At retail, I’d gladly buy one.
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