Weird, but tasty. Especially if you like sweet fruity whiskies, or if you like brandies for that matter. I like that there’s more than just fruit on the palate. The letdowns for me are that the finish is rather short and the texture is quite thin. Then again, this might have been just way, way too syrupy if the texture was any thicker. So that might actually work in this dram’s favour. This’d be fun to pour as a digestif instead of a port or something. Neat stuff.

Nose: Wet cask confirmed. This is probably the fruitiest nose I’ve ever come across. Like, this could pass for a fruit brandy. Fruit punch, fruit syrups, pear, grapes, cherries and more, all mixed together in a giant cocktail of plant genitals. Lychee and Asian pear, too. Looking past the fruit (with difficulty), there’s wet barley, cream cheese frosting, and some candy corn.

Palate: Light texture. Citrus and apples up front, then the fruit mostly dissipates, actually. Loads of brown sugar, butterscotch, and cinnamon (Red Hots). It develops to more wet malt, some drier earthy notes, black licorice, and a hint of something vegetable-like.

Finish: Sweet, again. Grape soda, lemon zest, honey, and mint. More earthy, musty barley underneath.

jonyiukm, welcome to the forum and thanks for sharing the tasting note, we always want to hear about good value whisky , keep the notes coming.