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Balcones Brimstone PX X Anniversary cask 10397 62.2%

Nose: Coffee can, sawdust, big woodshop, cascara, dried goji berries, walking into the fruit bins in the health food shop, licorice sticks

Palate: Biltong, coffee, dark cocoa, tart acidic note on the vinegar brick road to the emerald city, long aged balsamic

Rating: 8 / 10 – beautiful and complex and potent yet still smooth and approachable. What the fuck. How can you be both funky, broody and so seductive. I’ve never been one for the bad boys, but there you have it. It’s got that clint eastwood vibe.