What they say:

Cask Type: Fresh Oloroso Sherry Butt

What I say

Sampled during the #LindoresAbbey Tweet tasting with Steve @TheWhiskyWire. A selection of maturing cask samples were drawn from the warehouse and were tasted blind. This sample was from first fill ex-Oloroso sherry butt.

• ABV 61.6%
• Age 3 Years Old
• Bottler Lindores Abbey
• Bottling Cask No 95
• Cask Oloroso Sherry Butt
• Category Single Malt Whisky
• Cost n/a
• Origin Lindores Abbey distillery
• Outturn n/a
• Region Lowland
• Released 2021
• Vintage 2018

My tasting notes:

• Appearance Sauternes (8/20) large, oily tears and thick legs.
• Nose Floral again like the STR wine barrique, a mixture between the last two a little richer more cherries than berries here, and some soft caramel and plenty of buttery macadamia nuts too, later apple strudel and cider.
• Taste Richer fruit and spice, raisin, plum, apple, black cherry, blackcurrant, cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, milk chocolate digestive biscuits, much more drinkable at CS than previous. with water, a little copper metallic creeps in.
• Finish Medium-long and sweet with fruits and cream
• Overall My favourite of the tasting, despite being a larger container with reduced wood influence the sherry has really worked wonders here.

Score 83/100

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