Midleton Very Rare 48 year old Silent Distillery Chapter 4, 53.9%

Polished antique furniture, Brazil nut, cacao, Oreos, and leather, it’s clearly of significant age but blossoms with beeswax candles, baked orange, and peppy spices given time. Wonderfully oily and honeyed, with spices straining at the leash against a backdrop of indulgent chocolate, walnut, and citrus oils. It takes many expressive turns, gliding through coffee, praline, pecan pie, and treacle, with the spices blazing like the tail of a comet.