Continuing my Cotswolds series, I have a sample of their Sherry cask that was bottled at 57.4% ABV. The nose is starts with a mix of musty grapes, dehydrated mangos, light sulfur and wet hay then cocoa powder dusted prunes and freshly lit pipe tobacco followed by golden raisins, sour lemon candy and dehydrated apricots that transitions to light baking spices and mildly bitter black tea with medium ethanol burn. The taste is a thin to medium mouthfeel starting with creamy tropical fruits before quickly veering towards a moderate bitter and sour spice that slowly fades to a mix of musty grapes, canned pineapple and wet cardboard then cocoa powder dusted prunes, espresso grounds and freshly lit pipe tobacco followed by golden raisins, honey crisp apples and gooseberries that transitions to light baking spices and mildly bitter black tea with medium ethanol burn. The finish is short with light tropical fruits, cocoa powder dusted prunes, black pepper spice and moderately bitter black tea. Well damn, this one didn’t turn out too well for my palate. The nose is mildly offensive with the sherry dominating with sour musty fruits that allows for some of those tropical Cotswolds fruits to occasionally shine through before quickly fading to bitter oak which carries over to the palate with a moderate bitter spice before thankfully finishing short with a light fruitiness that is quickly overtaken by sour fruits and bitter spices. This is like that weird Aunt or Uncle that seems out of place in the family, who decides to tell mildly offensive jokes all while burping and farting at the dinner table stating “Better out than in!” after each burp or fart and talks about how deodorant is unnatural. It’s a sour and sulphuric dinner that thankfully ends quicker than expected and you’re grateful that Aunt or Uncle lives far away and only tends to grace the family with their presence once a year. It’s an oddball in the amazing Cotswolds lineup and one I’ll be avoiding in the future.