OB 12yo 40% - Tamnavulin

[TheTross]

Nose: Oaky and bitter-sweet. Grassy and floral. Perhaps a touch of lavender (parma violets). Slight nose prickle. Maybe a little vegetal. Quite fruity (banana and bitter fruits). A touch caramelly.

Palate: Quite bitter and sour, though not drying at all. Cardboardy? Maybe even a little 'sweaty' and earthy. Vegetables spring to mind again. Definitely a little watery and thin. Perhaps faintly spicy. A little mint. There is some sweetness, but difficult to pinpoint.

Finish: Short. Quite minty and faintly oaky and papery. Slightly burnt citrus aftertaste (bitter orange).


Quite weak and thin and not altogether complex. The best part is the nose, which promises a little more than is expressed, but the whole is rather lacking in substance.