Kavalan Solist Sherry Cask (Cask S100211007A)

Kavalan Solist Sherry Cask (Cask S100211007A)

Official bottling
Single malt - North Taiwan
Mahogany
57.1% ABV
Bottle

Nose: Red grapes, strawberries, raisins, cashews, vanilla, grape toffee, black tea. With water, cashews, raisins, cloves, hints of peanuts. 
Mouthfeel: Heavy body, hot, oily, astringent. 
Tasting:  Sweet. Raisins, honey, gingerbread, dried apricots, grape toffee, walnuts, cloves, hints of cinnamon. With water, honey, raisins, cloves, black tea. 
Finish: Long. Cloves, raisins, pomegranate molasses, dried apricots. 

Comments: 

Cask S10021007A. I occasionally find Kavalan over-sweet, even over-sherried, but there's enough complexity in this whisky to offset the sherry sweetness. It's oily, slightly dusty, and very heavily spiced. There's a rather magnificent, drawn out, pomegranate molasses note in the finish.

Verdict:

I like this.