Tomintoul 12 Year Oloroso Cask Finish

On the nose, it smells like a sherried Speyside, so lots of butterscotch and red berries. I get a little more burn than I’d think for a 80 proof spirit, and while the sip imparts a warming, lingering sensation at the back of my palate, the mid palate is bland, save for some light honey and oak. It’s almost like it hops straight to the finish without much flavor initially. It’s not bad at all, it’s just rather unspectacular. Such an odd sensation; almost nothing up front, and a long fruity finish.

As the expert state that sherry dominant whisky. You get all the sherry note + heat right in the front. Not sure why it taste more like 46% rather than 40%. The finish is weird for me somehow I can taste peat. If lagavulin 16 is 100 then this is like 1 or 2 on peat. I would recommend this to whom want to get an understand or try to distinguish what sherry profile is. Once you taste this you can pick up any sherry notes on whisky.

sharp. tastey. sipping scotch