The nose is maple syrup, sultanas, dates, a touch of fig jam, and a whiff of muscat grapes enveloped by walnuts. The palate explodes with rich Autumn fruits, and punches above its weight class in flavor: cinnamon, clove, allspice, apple juice, and apricot jam greet you, and then a note of ginger cleverly boosts the finish to a place where 43% ABV simply never treads. I was surprised to learn that this sherry bomb was not technically from Speyside, just extremely close to the region. "Decadent" is the word that summarizes it best, and it is perhaps the perfect Fall dessert whisky. It is much better than The Macallan IMO, and a heck of a lot "warmer"; it's almost like they put all of their love into the whisky itself instead of ensuring that the cask engineering blueprints are interesting enough for an average businessman to bring them up in conversation. The price has crept up recently, but this is a bottle that I would always like to have around.