Westland Sherry Wood American Single Malt

Nose - Sherry influence is definitely present along with the fact that you do get this young spirit bite, sweet dried dark stone fruits, toasted barley, hint of cocoa nibs. Taste - Toasted barley, cocoa nibs, toasted puffed rice cakes, young spirit bite/burn, sweet dried dark cherries/prunes/raisins syrupy sweet. Finish - Lingering cocoa nib chocolaty bittersweet, dried dark stone fruit syrupy sweet. Score - 86/100 Final Thoughts - So the fact that this has probably only spent about 24 months in the barrel shows, but at the same time, what is there is quite tasty. I think some additional time in the barrels might help mellow out the young spirit bite a bit and mellow and mingle things together a bit more. The sherry influence is there and the pale chocolate malt they used really shines through and adds a delicious toasted chocolaty note I quite enjoy.

The first Sherry'd whiskey I liked. With no smoke influence I finally understood what sherry does to a whiskey. It's fantastic and gave me a new found love for the Macallan in my collection that I had typically passed over and didn't enjoy before this whiskey! Yum! Found at Mount Royal Bottle Shop in Duluth, March 2017, $71

Nose is sweet, honey and raisin... very much like sherry. Flavors of chocolate and spice. Sweet and a little nutty. A bit light in body, but still delicious.