Coquerel Calvados 35 year single cask (42.8%)

N: a liqueurish intensity, almost Amaro Montenegro levels of sappy, floral, and mildly bitter citrus, but dense apple too, in that irresistibly rustic wild cider-Calvados way

P: not quite so syrupy here, pretty dry and moderately tannic, but again loads of apple density and now also iced tea and some orange sherbet, and finishes with apple pie spices. With time a salted caramel on sour apple note. Autumnal, in short

This has definitely improved the longer the longer the bottle has been open, which is a very normal experience with spirits that have spent this much time in oak. The wood isn’t shy, and the the spirit’s personality needs to get to know you to reveal itself…

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