Rating: 19/23 Not sure I've ever had a madeira-finished whiskey before, so I don't know what to expect here, but it seems like an adventure! N: It has a tart, syrupy quality to it. I get some nice deep, bitter, spicy woodiness like from a nicely aged sherried whiskey. There's something a bit rich and slightly savory as well. The syrup has a nectar quality with orange and cherry notes like a nice cognac. It smells rich and nicely balanced. P: It tastes richer and fruitier than the regular Amrut Single Malt, but it tastes like it needs more aging. It reminds me a lot of a moderately youthful Glenfarclas, surprisingly. Aside from a more tropical (rather than chocolaty and spicy with dried dark fruits) flavor, it tastes something like a 15-18 year old Glenfarclas. It tastes a bit like sherry is covering up for whiskey that is still a bit too young for prime time and it just doesn't work at first, but then it starts to click and that sweet rich fullness comes through, making it taste like an older sherried whiskey, more in the vein of Glenfarclas 17. I get those cherry and orange flavors along with a spicy harshness and cereal flavor that betray the youthfulness. Still, there are some nice hints of mango and pineapple along with some rich coconut and it is quite a rich, tasty whiskey. F: It maintains that sort if sherry bomb profile, with the fruits lingering the longest, particularly the dark fruits. On the long finish, a little bit of coconut pops back out. This is it's actually very good. I'm thinking this is probably at least an 18 and could be as high as a 20. The Amrut Single Malt Cask Strength is more brash with some interesting 'I don't give a damn' complexity to it, whereas this is a more traditional and proper, smooth, kind of sherried dram. I'd better get out the Oban Little Bay to compare the sweet, whimsical fruitiness. This is a bit more enjoyable than the Oban. This is richer with a more hedonistic quality, whereas the Oban is a bit more mineral and light with some added but kind of playful complexity, as well as maybe a bit of sea spray. I slightly prefer this. I'd say that regular Amrut loses out slightly to both Oban Little Bay and Oban 14. Despite how good this is an how interesting it is that it has a nice oloroso presence, side-by-side, I have to say that I prefer the Amrut Fusion a little bit. It isn't a strong preference, but it is a preference. Considering that this costs more than twice as much, I don't think I'll be purchasing a bottle. I think that this is better than the regular strength regular Amrut. The regular Amrut tastes weak and immature in comparison, whereas this has a nice fruity boldness. The more I taste, the more various fruits come out. I really enjoy it. In direct comparison with Glenfarclas 105, the Glenfarclas is brash with all sorts of vegetal notes that are out of balance, while this tastes similarly rich, but also fairly refined and elegant. This is far superior. I'd put it a little above the Amrut Fusion, though not way above it. 19 seems about right, though it could be a 20. A damn fine whiskey, though of questionable value for the money.