Miltonduff 1966 61.4% 23 year Antica Casa Marchesi Spinola,

[lincoln imp]

Sestante bottling.

Nose
Heavy fruity sherry, dark rich chocolate, hints of menthol & spearmint.
Black currant, redcurrant and Damson with a rich treacle pudding (very dark treacle)
The faintest hint of matches (possibly) so lets see.
With a few more drops of water there are a few whiffs of smoke

Taste
Massive power even with 5 drops of water, remorseless power, so much so that I had to put a few more drops of water in, cripes, this is a bruising first fill sherry heavyweight

Okay my palate has calmed down after the first sip, oh yes in total 8 drops of water from a pipette and it is superb.
There is so much flavour I am struggling to take it in.

Uber rich chocolate,, all the fruits the nose hinted at are here and then some more, the dark fruits are just exploding all over my tongue and yes there is some peat that has mixed beautifully with the Sherry

Finish
Never ending, huge strong rich sherry, a little peat and an explosion of fresh dark fruits that have been stewed for a millennia

One word - superb, trying to say anything else about this whisky is pointless.
similar to the best Karuizawa but better.
Playing around with water really helps, 8 small drops got the best out of this one.
Best with a little water as it not so much opens up but explodes, what an experience. It is too closed on the nose and too powerful on the palate without any water, without water this would have got about 88-90 points.
Possibly the best sherry monster I have ever tried once water was added.
You must add a little water to get the full effect.
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Pour me a glass please.