35.356 Lime Juice On Rose Petals

Description

From the team

Plenty going on in this 9-year-old single cask from Distillery 35 — a distillery that continues to be an Aussie-member favourite — with plenty of fragrant spices emanating from the glass, transporting you to a Turkish spice market in the middle of spring. Following the chillies and ginger from the spice market, a late patisserie stop is in order with some cream-filled brioche pastries and hard toffee on the side. You absolutely cannot go wrong with this bottling — especially not at $159!

Tasting Panel notes

Dried petals of roses, carnations and lavender rained down on to fresh pomegranate, hazelnut praline and the earthiness of spinach and leather. The palate was a tongue-twisting arrangement of spicy, sweet and sour as ginger, chillies and toffee rolled into gooseberries, lime juice and sour cream. The floral fragrance continued after adding water, now with Turkish delight and orange blossom honey. Sweet brioche and pain au chocolat joined toasted chestnuts and coconut husk before wine flavours emerged. The sweet and sour spice had now transformed into maple syrup, crystalised ginger and fudge, with a building warmth that finished with dry oak tannins and grape seeds.