Nose

Unusually sherried for a Cooley blend; sweet blackcurrant jelly fruit. Pretty decent malt involvement, grapey and firm grain. Impressive.

Palate

Immensely rich, fruity and chewy by Cooley standards. Fine malt sweetness balances oaky dryness.

Finish

An oaky buzz sits well with the sweeter remnants of the fruit and malt. Slightly roasted.

Comment

Wonderfully balanced and quite chewy. Has shifted its shape a little: the spice now starts earlier and fizzles out before the finish.