Need a suggestion for grains

I really enjoy ales or barleywines with a dried date, fig or other earthy dried fruit flavor.  I have been looking for a recipe to copy this flavor profile.  Any suggestions on grains that will give that date/nut bread kind of flavor?

A Belgian Strong Dark Ale can contain raisin, plum, dried cherry, fig or prune notes.

BeerNut said:

I really enjoy ales or barleywines with a dried date, fig or other earthy dried fruit flavor.  I have been looking for a recipe to copy this flavor profile.  Any suggestions on grains that will give that date/nut bread kind of flavor?

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For the dark fruit flavors, look at Caramel/Crystal malts at 90L, 120L, 150L; also Special B.  If you can get them, the British crystal malts generally have stronger dried fruit flavors. 

For the nut bread type of flavors, I use pale chocolate malt or brown malt.

In addition to the above try some Victory Malt for a little aromatic/biscuit/nut flavour