Tried at Margaret’s and the taste was not as off putting. It could be that the previous two batch was older. But any case I give it 2.75 for the better flavour KAVALAN SOLIST OLOROSO SHERRY SINGLE CASK STRENGTH -2ND TRY- WHISKY COLOR IS AMAZING, A GOOD CENTER-PIECE FOR A BAR, TRULY. DRIED RAISINS AND A STRONG CHEMICAL RAISIN SMELL, BUT YOU DEFINITELY GET HIT WITH RED FRUITS BUT EXCEEDINGLY STRONG WITH A STRONG METALLIC PRESENCE. MILD SWEETNESS. REMINDS ME A LOT LIKE THE BUBBLE BALLOONS THAT YOU BLOW WITH THOSE SHORT LITTLE STICKS WHEN YOU PLAYED AS A KID - GLUEY 2.5 CREAMY, MALTY, CHOCOLATE, BIG HIT OF BITTERNESS FEELS LIKE THE SHERRY CASK HAD A HUGE HUGE INFLUENCE ON IT TO THE POINT OF TANNINS, THE AFTER EFFECT OF THE BITTERNESS IS QUITE OFF-PUTTING FOR ME, ITS A RESIDUAL TASTE THAT DOESN'T GET WASHED AWAY AND KILLS THE ENJOYMENT OF A FINE WHISKY, ARTIFICIAL SUGARY TASTE 0.25 OAKY, AND SUSTAINED BITTERNESS 0.25 1 KAVALAN SOLIST OLOROSSO SHERRY CASK 57.1% IMmense darkness in the color, incredible sherry casking over here. Never seen a darker one before. Cherry, raisins is most distinct, raspberries, cranberry, mild to mid pepper 3 Full bodied and very rich in Cherry, sweetness, raisin, very sweet like almost a kind of wine, at the back you will get a hit of oaky with slight bitterness and dark chocolate, quite a flat oakiness and it taste a little like a cherry sweet (not a good thing for me) 2 oaky, long-mid sustainance 1 Overall, a very interesting taste since this deviates FAR from whisky, like a dessert wine instead. 2 (its A GOOD ADDITION TO THE BAR FOR VARIETY OF TASTEBUDS, BUT I WONT PERSONALLY BUY IT FOR MYSELF)