Strathearn 3yo 2014/2018 Ex Sherry Cask

Strathearn 3yo 2014/2018 Ex Sherry Cask

Official bottling 
Single malt - Central Highlands
Amber
55% ABV
Dram

Nose: Dark chocolate, raisins, Chinese angelica, figs, damson jam, dunnage, brown paper. With water, fresh baked bread, cooked rice, strawberry jam, cloves, dunnage. 
Mouthfeel: Heavy body, hot, tingly, mouth coating. 
Tasting:  Sweet. Strawberry jam, damson jam, raisins, dark chocolate, bubble gum, fresh baked bread, figs, vanilla sponge. With water, fresh baked bread, bubble gum, damson jam, cooked rice. 
Finish: Long. Fresh baked bread, vanilla sponge, raisins, cinnamon, figs. 

Comments: 

Cask 66. Hugely complex and jammy, even if it’s only 3 years old.  Lots of fruity estery notes, over a big bold cereally core. Water brings our further notes of cereal and bubble gum (pleasant in this case).

Verdict:

I like this a lot.