Sitting here on a dreary Friday evening binge watching and trying to catch up on GOT. What better way to enjoy this free time then to sip a scotch. A sample provided by @LeeEvolved that is a sherry finished NAS bottle #3 bottled at a fair 43% and bottled on 9/29/2018. Light amber in color with golden a hue. Sherry aromas are immediately apparent. Slightly nutty of almonds and/or walnuts with the sweetness of dates. Butterscotch, Demerara sugar, vanilla. An artificial grape note is present, but faintly with orchard fruits. A decent nose, soft, sweet and light. The palate is light and thin. Initially sugary sweet but not overly so. Butterscotch and vanilla cream. That sweetness turn quickly spicy and bitter. Oaken spice, cracked black pepper, cloves and ginger provide the spice notes. The bitterness begins at the fade towards the finish. The bitterness is slightly citric of lemons and oranges rinds. It fades quickly to woody and tannic dryness which seems to last fairly long. A solid beginning which starts sweet and devolves to a spicy dryness. It holds potential to be something better. This has been unleashed a few years too early. Decent but it’s nothing I would actively seek out. [83/100][Tasted: 4/26/19]