Maturation regime: Initial maturation in a combination of ex-bourbon and new American oak casks, followed by maturation in sherry casks before returning to ex-bourbon casks for its final influence – giving the name ‘Intermediate Sherry’ with sherry casks as the intermediary.
Accolades: 96.5 POINTS – 2014 – Jim Murray Whisky Bible
Colour: Golden Yellow
Nose: Instead of the usual biscuit aroma, we now get moist cake. And my word: is it fruity and spicy!! Love the freshly waxed oak floor, too. Complex and multi-layered with one of the most intriguing sherry-style-bourbon-style marriages on the market
Taste: Cracking delivery and entirely unique in form. The structure is decidedly oak-based, but acts as no more than a skeleton from which the juicy sultana and spices drape. Salivating, too, as the barley kicks in powerfully. But the liquorice-orangey-honeycomb bourbon theme quietly shapes the flavour profile; the spices pulse and glow
Finish: Quite a chunk of natural caramel quietens the more exuberant characteristics; long and elegant
