I was able to sample this rare, sublime single sherry cask 24 year old from Springbank thanks to my friend @PBMichiganWolverine from NJ. He graciously added this one as an extra on our tour group. I want to say this is a $500 bottle if you can find one on the secondary market. This was bottled by The Maltman in 2017, is 47.1% ABV and is obviously NCF’d and has no added color. It’s a deep gold/amber in the glass, oily and makes heavy droplets with thin legs when you give it a spin. The nose has deep, sherry undertones with a smoky backbone. Given adequate time you can clearly taste notes of coffee and espresso, apricots and juicy oranges. The oranges became more prominent as time went by. I could just sit and inhale this one until all the liquid evaporated and be perfectly happy. Amazing nose. The palate echoes the oranges and coffee up front. Slightly overpowering upon the first sip, but by the second pull I get the sherry flavors and some spicy, oak woodyness. Smoke wafts throughout the entire sip. There’s a thick mouthfeel that just forces all the flavors to cling to every corner of your mouth and tongue. It’s unrelenting, but oh so fabulous. The finish just lingers on and on, thanks in part to the heavy mouthcoat. It spreads a welcoming warmth, as well. The oranges factor in heavily here again before a bit of oak ends things on a slightly dry note. What an amazing experience from start to finish. Overall, when an obvious flavor makes its presence heavily known throughout the entire sip, like the oranges do here, I tend to deduct points or even (sometimes childishly) proclaim it to be one-dimensional, but that isn’t the case here. The orange notes are like putting on a jacket when you get a chill- they settle everything down and act as a comfort at just the right time. The oranges just wrap this whole dram around itself. It’s nice. It’s hard for me to find any fault here, other than I only had 2oz to drink. For that, I have to give it 5 stars. It’s so damn tasty, complex and beautiful. Thanks again, Mr Pranay. This may have been the best pour of the SDT for me.