Vanilla Snog at the Laundrette

The panel discovered a nose that was sweet and inviting at first with a big, juicy kiss of vanilla, pocket-softened fudge and then more floral aspects like a scoosh of air freshener and some delicate notes of tea tree oil, lavender sweets and recently emptied malt bins. With a little reduction we found a more complex sweetness; all jam roly polys, pop tarts and marshmallows poised a-top a freshly made hot chocolate. The palate continues the sweetness with notes of warm cocoa alongside cedar wood cigar boxes and almond paste. A few crushed walnuts and a streak of earthiness abound. With water it moves towards buttery porridge, white fruits, damson compote and a scattering a crushed oatcakes.