Nose: sherry, plums, medical, honey Taste: tart sweet dark fruits moves into a medium bitter sherry medicinal numb finish. Not a bomb but solid for the price. I had this side by side with the 20 year and even though the 19 stayed in the sherry cask for a few more months the 20 took more sherry, is darker by a couple of shades, smoother and better. What a difference a year makes. 19 is a little sweeter, still solid and I am glad to have both!