Merry Christmas everyone.

We’ll celebrate with a deeply sherried Strathisla 1960 , from an era when sherry casks were still fairly simple, I guess.

Strathisla 1960 (43%, Gordon & MacPhail ‘Rare Vintage’ 2012, sherry butt)

Nose: I love this rich, slightly heady sherried character. Lots of prunes, figs and raspberry jam. Ginjinha. Then hints of shoe polish, menthol and waxed oak furniture. Very juicy, with a rich brown sugar note but also an elegant sour note. Herbal notes. Whiffs of cigar boxes. Mouth: a similar sweet and sour effect (prunes, cassis, sour cherries). Hints of smoke, even tar...