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Sherry Wood Single Cask

ABV 43%

A great start but let down a little by the back palate and the overly dry finish.

Joel Harrison

Specification

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

Tasting Notes

Joel Harrison

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

Chris Goodrum

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

8
Overall Score

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