We had an excellent sherry finished Glen Moray 1994 distillery exclusive not so long ago. It was one of these hybrid American oak-style whiskies. Today’s dram maj seem similar on paper, but it turns out it is totally different. Glen Moray 1996 from the recent Chinese Mask series by Sansibar .

Glen Moray 20 yo 1996 (49,2%, Sansibar ‘Chinese Mask’ 2016, sherry butt, 310 btl.)

Nose: gardening gloves and new sneakers. Very rubbery. Hints of freshly printed newspaper. There’s a peppery note underneath, as well as some sweet grapes and lemon candy. Mouth: starts on ground coffee beans,...