88
Score
Vicomte Cask Strength, 67.8%
Price: $60 ● Issue: Winter 2018 ● Reviewer: Susannah Skiver Barton
One for the fruit fiends: honeyed apricots, tart kumquats, candied pineapple, dried kiwi, and layered spices—ginger, cardamom, licorice—on the nose. More candied fruit, grape soda, bubble gum, dried apricot, and kiwi flood the palate, along with licorice and earthy spice on the finish. Add water liberally—the high proof conceals some of the most entrancing flavors.