The first impression is fresh fruits combined with the usual dried fruits from the PX sherry maturation. In addition you will find caramel, honey and sweet toffee notes. It starts with brown sugar and fruity juiciness on the palate. Then there is a slight alcohol burn and pleasant dry sherry notes with Christmas spices. Then you get beautiful toffee/caramel from the direct fired stills before you experience a mouthwatering finish with oak, citrus and a faint breeze of smoke. In comparison with other 'younger' expressions of sherry monsters (like Glenfarclas 12yo) this is the best I had so far. I absolutely adore the caramel note from the direct fired stills and it's a shame they changed their production to steam powered stills in 2005!!!