Kavalan Whisky Single Cask Strength Amontillado

The nose is a rich one too, deep in Sherry bomb territory, with a thick coating of dried figs mixed with a generous helping of crushed nuts dominating, supported by bitter herbs and a trace of leathery oak.

The palate, however, shifts to being equally Sherried (dried figs and nuts) and woody, but only for a short time. It soon becomes more woody and peppery, and this was the case even after the addition of a splash of water, so it wasn’t heat from the cask strength alcohol content (individual bottlings vary between 50 and 60%, and I have no idea how strong mine was past that).