What an utter disappointment. I had high hopes going into this one, having been a fan of the Stranahan’s Sherry Cask and having heard many complimentary things about the standard bottling of the Stranahan’s yellow label. The nose rolls out with a little bit of honey and strong notes of what I can really only describe as candy hearts and spearmint. The palate starts out cloyingly sweet, with overripe pears, some barley sugar notes, more candy hearts, and something falling between toothpaste and mouthwash. The extremely short finish is straight mint, powdered sugar, old leather, and something chemical forward; almost like a minty sunscreen. I genuinely wonder if I got a bad bottle. This is very nearly undrinkable.