87 / 100
The sweet sherry and ripe fruit sound inviting, while the darker chocolate notes give it a drier edge. That shift from cherries and raisins to cocoa and dark fruits makes this a particularly appealing sherry-led Highland malt.
Reviewed by canalkit
- Nose
- Sweet-ish sherry, vanilla, ripe cherries and raisins, Condensed orange juice, caramel, hints of toffee, wax and slight ginger-like spice
- Palate
- Diluted: dry-fruity sherry, vanilla, cocoa, coffee beans and dark chocolate, Grapefruit peel and highly diluted raisin syrup
- Finish
- Medium-long, with dryness and dark fruits, Chocolate becomes more pronounced with time