The nose evoked oily rags in a ship-s engine room; then off to the mess for Tom Yum soup and creamy pasta with smoked ham, mushrooms and parmesan. The palate had pickled ginger and wasabi, medicinal smoke, smouldering coals and hot stones; think male bonding, a shaman-s tent and -A Man Called Horse-.

The reduced nose found orange oil, antiseptic cream, artichokes in brine, cherries on a shovel and old school desk ink-wells. The palate combined pickled herring and ginger with willow twigs dipped in honey and biting Peter Fonda-s Easy Rider jacket – the finish supplied liquorice, tar and creosote: funky, fun and flavoursome.

*- This is the Giving Spirit bottle for October; 100% of SMWS Canada’s profits from sales will go to- KidSport Canada.- Read more about our Giving Spirit program- here.