This is storytelling in liquid form — a celebration of New Year’s traditions across cultures, bottled with a warmth that feels like home. The 2023 release is all comfort and creativity, designed for sharing, sipping, and reflection. It’s festive without being loud — like an old family story told by firelight.

The nose is like walking into a pastry kitchen on a cold day: butter cookies baking, candied citrus hanging in syrup, almond shortbread dusted with sugar, and warm milk chocolate melting over crushed hazelnuts. There’s dried apricot, golden sultana, and a pinch of cinnamon.

The palate is soft but flavourful. Butterscotch and orange marmalade lead, followed by spiced sponge cake, toasted grain, and a splash of sweet tea. It’s smooth — the kind of dram that’s made for slow sipping in good company. Nothing out of place. Everything feels deliberate.

Mid-palate brings honeycomb, marzipan, roasted nuts, and a little toasty malt. The Sherry influence is there, but it plays in the background like ambient music — adding depth without dominating.

The finish is light and clean — soft oak, sweet vanilla, and a faint whisper of nutmeg. This isn’t about showing off. It’s about joy. Ritual. Connection. A whisky designed to gather people around the moment, wherever the journey begins.