Nose: Leather with honey, sherry, vanilla, milk chocolate and malt. Oily and nutty (walnuts and hazelnuts). Citrus rind, cherries and ginger. It's a hefty nose, but soft, and reminiscent of a light bourbon. Palate: Soft, silky smooth arrival. Honey, vanilla and sweetly spicy oak. In the development it gains toasty cereal notes and richness, with just a touch of nuts, melon, coconut and fruitiness. Lovely texture. Finish: Medium/long. Creamy and with a supurb semi-sweet sherry aftertaste. There is a very faint metallic bitterness towards the end, but thankfully it dies away before the sherry does. A fine whiskey with magnificent balance. The texture is satisfying and warm and it has a sweet character overall, with a lingering presence like the aftertaste of fudge or nougat. It's a whiskey that makes you come back for another dram. It does not have great complexity, but what is there is excellently handled. This is one of the whiskies I reach for when I don't feel like a challenging cask-strength single malt but I still want something I can enjoy neat. It's always enjoyable, dependably consistent, and represents good value for money. I'd equate this with Glenfarclas 12 year old in the Scotch whisky world, and I'm scoring it as such. "Good" : 84/100 (3.75 stars)