N: thick and syrupy the nose exudes richness. Heavy with figs, stewed plums and tannic toffee. Lightly herbal with an aniseed-peppermint presence. Toffee turns more vanilla with time. P: thinner than the nose would suggest but still good weight. Stewed fruit continues is presence adds an oily ness to the tannins and a little oak spice. Malt is present as an almost Irish whisky biscuitiness. The tannic astringency builds over time. F: medium. Tannic spice entering and plays out against a fig jam backdrop and just a slightly toasty malt. A perfectly adequate whisky, that has the slightly deeper port cask notes just about balanced against brighter sherry. But, there is little of the underlying spirit in my mind and an example of being over reliant on aggressive wood profiles. I’d actually suggest the Dark Lark is a better expression of heavy port casting and out performs this classic cask. Neither though, I feel are worth the price. Still, a Tasmanian whisky set against a backdrop of the Tasmanian wilds with platypus going about their evening, hard to complain to much. Distiller whisky taste #251