Nose: dark sherry, apricots, cinnamon and sour apple rings. The nose gets sweeter over time but has a faint artificial ester note. The palate is on par with the nose at it delivers dark sherry and fruity notes up front. It lingers on and offers honey, dark brown sugar and spices. The finish is medium and has pleasant oaky character but fades rather quickly. Summary: Generally, it is a good whisky and caters towards the sherry 'monster' aficionados. However, I have the impression the sherry is not well incorporated into the destillery character. This results in a sherry overloaded, unbalanced whisky that could have been magnificent, but it isn't. It is a decent whisky don't get me wrong, but I would always prefer the 12yo, which is my favourite expression of this destillery. (84/100)