article_snippet.sent: But until now the only way to enjoy a tipple with that gorgeous authentic taste that can only develop through spending years in a special wooden cask has been to pay through the nose.
article_snippet.sent: The second I see the word ‘spicy’ on a bottle label (which suggests an oaky flavouring), I instantly know the price will be much higher.
article_snippet.sent: While the overwhelming aroma you get from oak is vanilla, if the wood is toasted a bit over a fire, you also get nutty flavours of hazelnuts and almonds.
article_snippet.sent: Toast even longer and you add chocolatey flavours
article_snippet.sent: and, later, coffee and burnt toast.
article_snippet.sent: And All these flavours takes months.
article_snippet.sent: which apparently has a ‘medium toast’ flavour —
article_snippet.sent: As I take my first sniff, I immediately get a delicious aroma of vanilla.