This is the seventh edition of the bottling, reading the reviews of the previous ones it would seem that the quality has slightly decreased from batch to batch. Not being able to make comparisons, I take note of it, hoping to have the opportunity to try the others too. An elegant dark amber (or, if you prefer, deep gold) illuminates the glass as soon as the whisky is poured: the appearance is oily and inviting. The nose, needless to say, immediately expresses the profound influence of the ex-Sherry casks (Pedro Ximénez is the master), together with vanilla, caramel, raisins. Warm, enveloping, buttery aromas, with a hint of citrus. The alcohol is there but you don't feel it. On the palate, alcohol pinches a little but the sweetness of ripe fruit immediately comes to compensate for it, with citrus still next to figs, peaches, a very summery aroma: it gives the idea of ​​the scents that are felt in the air being close to fruit trees in July. A pinch of spices (nutmeg), cream cake, butter biscuits. Softer than on the nose, enveloping, sumptuous, sweet without being cloying, thanks also to the balance given by the gradation that avoids the overflow of the sherried. In the finish, there are raisins, vanilla, together with a light woody note and a general feeling of warmth.