matsteer scored this whisky 78 points 
A well put together, easily available Sherry driven whisky at good value for £30 makes this a great solid go to, a slightly more characterful than other Sherry driven whiskys (e.g. Tamnavulin).
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The first nosing I get the Sherry influence; some pear and orchard fruit, some candied orange rind. The more you persist the up more of the oak and vanilla from the Bourbon maturation. Packs a little more spirity punch than you’d expect from a 40%. A good but not great all rounder nose that doesn’t blow you away with complexity but has a little something for everyone depending on how hard you look for it. 78.
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Arrival threatens a little piquancy but quickly smooths out into a very drinkable whisky dominated by sweet caramel and hard toffee flavours. Buttery shortbread, but fresh, and the oak is prominent. Maybe a tiny hint of bitter coffee. Packs far less punch than the nose suggests, it’s very smooth but the 40% doesn’t do it any favours and an amplification up to the 46% would carry more body, oomph and also potentially some more slickness. It’s a little watery and a little ‘cleansed’ for my liking. 79
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Pretty short finish that tails off relatively swiftly. Again, fairly one dimensional into the caramel notes. The extra alcohol would have carried this further. 76
