The color is an amber orange and the legs are slow to appear and slow to walk down. The nose is dominated by soft cereal notes, bits of pistachio meat and raisin. There are apricots and toast as well but spice is notably absent. The palate is so incredibly smooth. There’s a balance of light oak, honey and dried fruits. It leans toward being rather sweet but not offensively so. A little bit of salty ocean spray comes across on the backend along with a subtle warmth but never a burn or a bite. There is definitely more whiskey than sherry but the dried fruits and nuttiness make themselves known. I can’t help but feel this is a bit underwhelming though. Compared to Glendronach 12, for example, there seem to be no earthy or spicy notes whatsoever. The one perk is that there is zero sulfur. So smooth, so inoffensive - so boring. Oh well, everyone has to start somewhere. I hereby declare this to be the Buffalo Trace of sherried malts - and Glendronach 12 would be the Eagle Rare!