The Sexton Single Malt

Very smooth. Great floral nose.

Colour. Golden, russet apple. Nose. Some dried fruit and sherry sweetness but there's also a slightly odd, almost cheese-like note sitting underneath everything else. Palate. Tart fruit, peppery acidity, a touch of vanilla, and oak. Finish. Oily with a bitter aftertaste that lingers, and more of that oak.

Sweet and mellow, nutty flavors. Good for those who enjoy something less complex and easier in the mouth and finish.

(Fair warning, I'm definitely over rating this Irish single malt; it's probably a 3.75, but the extent to which I look forward to a dram of this makes anything less than 4 seem like I'm cheating it.) I absolutely love the "Speyside-like" finishing to this whiskey; the sherry barrel finish makes an already very drinkable spirit even more drinkable. On the nose, the expected malty/grainy whiff of an Irish whiskey is there, but accompanied with the dried fruit and caramel so common with Speyside sherry finished Scotch. On the tongue, it presents a very smooth but slightly weak buttery mouth feel. The taste is exactly how you would imagine decent Irish whiskey finished in decent sherry casks would taste; malty caramel with dried or candied fruit, specifically cherry or raisin. The finish is a little weak and a little astringent. Bonus: I believe it's distilled by one of the only (if not only) female Irish whiskey distillers in Ireland.