OB 12yo sherry cask for Oran Mor 56.4% - Arran

[Willie JJ]

1998-2010, 326 bottles

Nose: Oranges, honey and golden syrup. Slightly metallic. Water brings cereal notes to the fore, but leaves an orange sherbetty background.
Palate: Honeyed boiled fruit sweets with harsh salty spikes. Water turns it into orange barley water.
Finish: Sweet, hot, acidic and salty. With water it becomes a lovely sweet fizzy thing. Really nice.
Comment: At full strength this is a bit Jeckyl and Hyde: great points and harsh notes. Water changes it mostly for the good but it does lose some of the highs.