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FEW Motor Oil Rum and Vermouth Cask Finished, 50.5%

Price: 60 Issue: Winter 2022 Reviewer: Julia Higgins Category: Miscellaneous

Dark red fruit that’s past its prime wafts up from the glass, complemented by Fig Newtons, quince paste, orange peel, and cinnamon stick. There’s still plenty of dark fruit and cinnamon to enjoy on the palate, but herbal elements swoop in (no doubt from that vermouth cask influence), and hibiscus tea and fresh mint delight. That menthol is even stronger on the finish, but it’s balanced by a hearty hit of vanilla bean.