Nosing reveals plenty of sherry cask influence. At first, there’s a dominant note of Play Dough, a musky vanilla, with cherry overtones and a doughy base. Given time to breathe, rose petals, white chocolate, honeydew melon, caramel, a hint of orange peel, a pinch of nutmeg, and a bit of sweet allspice blooms. Spice leads the palate with cinnamon stick, ginger powder, and white pepper. Sweetness follows quickly with a veritable ambrosia salad in the mouth. In addition to the typical marshmallow, mandarin orange, coconut, whipped cream, and maraschino cherry, there is also white peach, and a thin caramel syrup. The body is likewise on the thin side, though adequate. In the glass it struggles to make legs and never quite succeeds, as sheets plunge down the walls like waves receding from a beach. The finish is gentle and very pleasant. There’s plenty of soft yet spicy oak, quite low in tannins. Also, lingering heat in the form of cinnamon chewing gum, plus almonds, freeze dried apple, a suggestion of candied lemon peel, and tootsie rolls both vanilla and classic. Nose: 9 Taste: 9 Body: 7 Finish: 9