48%, non chill Filtered with added colour Nose: Medicinal Peat smoke, leather, a strong sweet bacon smell, reminds me of bacon sitting for a bit in maple syrup as you eat pancakes. Palate: straight away maple bacon need I say more, woody sweet dark chocolate pieces mixed with dried fruit. Finish: medium finish with a lingering sweetness and peat smoke. Thick and oily mouth feel with an auburn golden red colour. I tried this side by side against the Laphroaig Lore. Both are lovely smokey whiskies, similar but different. The Lore was more refined and less in your face, with less sweetness then the sherry finish. The Lore had more of a bitter salty chocolate feel while the Sherry Oak is more in your face, its still a softer Laphroaig in my opinion. Meaty maple bacon and sweet smoky chocolate are a common theme love both and if I had to choose the Sherry oak being more then 100$ less would be my choice, I can see this one being a battle of ones individual tastes and how much their bank account can handle.