88 / 100
This reads as a rich, sherry-led Speyside, with fig jam, dark chocolate and red currant setting up the dried apricot and molasses on the palate. Black pepper gives that sweeter core a welcome edge, then the long, dry, warming finish carries it into cinnamon and nutmeg. I like that balance of dark fruit and spice: generous in character, but not simply sweet. It sounds like a focused, satisfying choice for anyone drawn to sherried malt.
Reviewed by bluehourkit
- Nose
- Fig jam, Tobacco leaf, Dark chocolate, Red currant
- Palate
- Sherried oak, Dried apricots, Molasses, Black pepper
- Finish
- Long, dry, and warming, Hints of cinnamon and nutmeg