Taster

Nose: Thick rubber bands, some salted caramel. The rubberiness is quite dominant.

Palate: Dry and biting on the palate, with salted caramel again, some moist oak notes and an underlying spirit note.\n

Finish: Lacking in complexity and balance.\n

Comment: This one isn’t quite to my liking.

Score: 7

Taster

Nose: Deep, soft aromas of Oloroso sherry along with hints of liquorice, tobacco, treacle, burnt brown sugar and a subtle herbal character. With time some dusty spice emerges.

Palate: Soft, juicy and pretty much mirroring the nose. Oloroso, tobacco, liquorice, dried plum, date, walnuts, soft spice and a touch of violets. The spices become increasingly tannic and drying on the middle. \n

Finish: Long and quite succulent as the treacle arrives to balance the drying spices.

Comment: Pleasant, complex malt with all the character derived from the sherry cask.

Score: 8.4