19.74 Dessert mirage

Description

We previewed this bottling at our Melbourne Christmas cruise just a few weeks ago, and it was a big hit! Whilst we’ve seen a few of these high-teen 19s through over the last year and a bit, it’s been almost two years since we’ve seen one in the Juicy, Oak & Vanilla flavour profile (anyone remember Fifties mouthwash?), and we’re stoked to see it return in this form! It still has that tropical base we’ve come to love in our single-cask 19s, but with the addition of toasted oak and floral wafts from the fruit trees.

A trip to the flower shop presented us with glorious roses, carnations and geraniums with the sweet scent of meringue combined with pistachios, honey and lemon juice on raspberries. Flavours arrived in a box of toasted oak and presented an intense explosion of guava, mango and banana sweets. A distinct change occurred when adding water. The floral notes had developed into fine armagnac with delightfully waxy textures and orange notes before digestive biscuits crumbled amongst travel sweets. Hints of hazelnut now emerged alongside whipped cream as tropical fruit desserts drizzled in caramel sauce finished with pure opulence.