ABV 43%
A great start but let down a little by the back palate and the overly dry finish.
Joel Harrison
Nant
Brand
Sherry Wood Single Cask
Expression
Single Malt
Type
No age statement
Age (Years)
2016
Year of Bottling
43%
ABV
Tasmania
Region/Country
Standard (Distillery or blended)
Bottling Type
Taster
Nose: This spirit is of good quality and the nose reflects this with a delicate touch of spirit, vanilla, honey and strawberry laces. It isn’t overpowering but the aromas are not lost.\n
Palate: Easy drink, gives flavours of ginger cake and liquorice, with a hint of burnt toast and a touch of vanilla. With time the oak dryness becomes dominant.\n
Finish: Very dry and spicy, which detracts from the palate and the wonderfully inviting nose.\n
Comment: A great start but let down a little by the back palate and the overly dry finish.
Score: 8.2
Taster
Nose: Oily, youthful and a little feinty but the coffee, toffee covers. Hints of green apple, barley and subtle sherried, dried fruit follow. Hints of herbal rye-like notes.
Palate: Fresher with more citric character. Plenty of soft but grippy, sherrywood tannins. Hints of dry, dusty, coffee and mocha come through on the middle.
Finish: Good citric finish with the alcohol clearing the dusty residue to leave a heathery and dried herbal aftertaste.\n
Comment: A little raw beneath the oak, but if left longer in the cask the oak notes might possibly have become more drying and bitter.
Score: 7.7
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