This cask bottling, distilled in February 1997, spent twenty years maturing in a 2nd fill ex-Bourbon Barrel. It was bottled at cask strength in April 2017 at 62.4% ABV. Cask #8675309 yielded 201 bottles. Color: Reflective pale gold. Nose: There's a certain softness to the nose with fresh baked bread notes, dried apple rings, green pears, hints of spiced chai, delicate oak, and the slightest suggestion of a lit cigar. Palate: Freshly lit cigar smoke up front with hospital bandages and stewed gooseberries behind then Asian pears and boozy tiramisu notes develop before charred oak leads us into the finish Finish: Pronounced licorice gives way to freshly ground pepper, roasted peanut shells, and Turkish coffee