Old Fitzgerald 10 year old Bottled in Bond (Spring 2024), 50%

Melted caramel, hot chocolate, orange peel, and fresh cherries on the nose. The palate is quite hot but flavorful, with dried cherries and vanilla cream, and water opens it up, coaxing out sweet orange, more vanilla cream, mint, pine needles, and light pepper. The finish is long and with similar fruit notes to the palate, along with dark chocolate, unsweetened espresso, and that pronounced influence of drying oak.