Taster

Nose: The sherry is light and clean and gives way to a lovely hint of orange and sweet nuts. Impressively stylish and assured.

Palate: A highly developed and confusingly complex middle tends to nudge back towards sherry dominance.

Finish: Dries as the richer sherry notes fade and the oak takes hold.

Comment: Cleaner than of old but no less characterful. Quite a cerebral whisky.

Score: 8

Taster

Nose: Warm. Suede. Leather. Linseed.

Palate: Toasted almonds. Pistachios. Fudge. Fruity. Flowering currant. Good flavour development.

Finish: A hint of sherry. Apricot-like, oily sweetness.

Comment: Despite being a malt, it still, somehow has an Irish accent. Slightly more personality than the Bushmills malt at 16 Years Old. Drinkable and sociable.

Score: 7.8