88 / 100
Sherry is the clear centre here: cherry, raisin and plum lead into dark chocolate, walnuts and Christmas spice on the palate. The leather and dry, wine-like bitterness in the medium-to-long finish keep it from reading as simply sweet. That contrast is appealing, though the finish sounds like the main point of tension. The bottle is identified as a 24-year-old single malt from a sherry cask.
Reviewed by wildmint_notebook
- Nose
- Rich cherry, Raisins, Plum, Chocolate biscuit/croissant, Almond biscotti, Minty/medicine
- Palate
- Leather, Plums, Dark cherries, Dark chocolate, Walnuts, Christmas spices, Oak notes
- Finish
- Medium to long, Plum, Wine-like bitterness, Dry, Cocoa, Leather, Light coffee notes