On the nose, this whiskey is a total raisin bomb with sherry notes utterly dominating. You might guess at this point that a heavy sherry profile is not my jam. Luckily, the palate is full of much more whisky flavor, with a nice full Highland profile that balances the sherry notes a lot more than the nose would have you believe. It's not especially refined but it's certainly not bad. For my tastes, I prefer something with a bit more complex flavor and subtler sherry contribution (Highland Park 12), or something where it's integrated a little better like Redbreast 12.