This is a newer, travel retail exclusive, NAS whisky from Glengoyne: Cuartillo. It’s young whisky that was fully matured in ex-American Oloroso sherry casks. It’s light gold with undefined legs and a watery appearance with heavy drops. It’s bottled at 40% (boo) and cost me $37 from an online, UK retailer. The nose is mostly fresh apples and toffee with some faint sherry wine notes and light citrus. The oak is very contained and isn’t easily coerced from the glass. The palate focuses on orchard fruits, namely apples and pears, and there’s a little peppery oak bleeding through by mid sip. The mouthfeel is watery and weak with undertones of youthful spirit. The finish is short and vanilla sweet with some lingering sawdust. Overall, it’s pretty bland and lacks any complexity. It’s obviously another NAS one trick pony, but the cheap price and the fact it’s a liter bottle make up some points in the VFM column. Still, there’s better whisky out there- even from Glengoyne. 2.5 stars. Cheers, my friends.