Taster

Nose: There is a nuttiness to this, mainly walnuts and hazelnuts. Carrot cake and nutmeg.

Palate: The palate is overly dominating by new oak, with enormous flavours of vanilla \nand cherry.\n

Finish: Sweet oak and dark cherry notes.\n

Comment: One could be forgiven for thinking that this was a flavoured liqueur, with the intensity of the vanilla and cherry flavours.

Score: 7.7

Taster

Nose: Taut, herbal, spicy and coffeed aromas which display an almost astringent rye-like character. Quite youthful and edgy with a touch of vanilla softening.

Palate: As taut and herbal as the nose! A veritable mouthful of first fill Oloroso – dark treacle, chocolate and rather drying combination of alcohol and tannins. Ooh this is a bit of a brute! \n

Finish: Intense and mouth-watering with a smoky and spicy finish.

Comment: A very clean, unblemished, herbal sherry monster. Completely lacking in subtlety for me, but this style of whisky has \nits adherents!

Score: 8.3