Bottled for The Whisky Show 2009.       Sherry Butt       DL Ref 5525       197 Bottles

"Speyside's Finest Distillery"     Original price around $175

Nose of a heavy old sherried Speysider.  No mistaking this profile for anything other than about three...maybe four distilleries.  Prunes and figs and some bitter dark chocolate. A

Taste is flinty and resinous ... perhaps too old?  Nah...maybe just a few years past its prime. A-

Finish long and hotish.  Coating with sap and resin.  Almost too long....A-

First taste I said A-/B+  And later tasted again (After several more drams) decided it was a solid A-  

***SIDE NOTE***  This was one of the collector battle malts and I turned in my grades along with my notes for tally.  When I awoke the next morning (after passing out in the theater - I think I poured a bit too generously) and gathered my stuff, I noted an addition to my notes.  Five of the six bottles had comments that were...well...less than flattering.  One of two things occurred.....Either my drunken self wrote these comments without memory and in a handwriting that is less similar to mine than any drunken handwriting I have created before.....OR someone added them to my notes.....several attendees have adamantly denied responsibility and/or pointed the finger at others.....a drunken handwriting test shall be given following the next session to feret out the true vandal.  ;-}

Nose is a potpourri of big dried fruits -- you name it, it's in here.

Palate is a delicious, hugely-sherried treat. And that's what this is all about. A nice drying finish that's not too dry. A tasty, raisiny, dry, resinous, gingerbready treat.

N: Deep figgy sherry, plum, spice cake, syrup.
P: A big time sherry thang, sticky and sweet.  Lacks elegance, but get the job done.

F:  Sherry, sherry, sherry.
Total redonkulous sherry bomb.  

n:  deep sherry and molassas. orange peel and toasted almond

p: like chewing an old red oak plank.

B/B+