Tastes

Fantastic liquor. Super complex with a perfect balance. Love this.

Not as complex as I'd hoped. A little one note. The sherry not covers up some of the nuances.

Nice, buttery, spicy, with a touch of fruit.

More of a fruit and cinnamon sweetness rather than corn. There's a good amount of cinnamon spice and pepper on the opening sip. It's not the most dominant note, but it gives each sip some character. Following the nose, I can also find a small amount of cherry. There's plenty of caramel and vanilla - two flavors that practically make up the whole of each sip. Oak is somewhat subdued and the tannins aren't a major player.

It's a little harsh throughout the taste and the finish. It has your typical single malt scotch grassy note in the middle with kind of an empty front end and a little bit of a sour back end. Overall, just a pretty harsh scotch but pretty representative of the style.

For being their baseline spirit, this is really nice. A good starter highland single malt scotch. It's creamy for the touch of Honeyed sweetness. And I usually hate Sherry cask notes, but this has the faintest hint of one on the front end, and actually complements the entire taste really well. Well done!