The Hearach Harris Oloroso Sherry Release (70cl, 46%)

A lightly peated single malt whisky from the Isle of Harris, fully matured in first-fill Oloroso butts from José y Miguel Martín. It is the second whisky release from the Isle of Harris Distillery. After vatting, the whisky rested for at least 16 weeks together, and the batch yielded around 12,000 bottles. It was bottled at 46%, in natural colour and without chill filtration. The distillery's collaboration with the family firm began in 2015, and the Oloroso used is dry, dark and nutty. On the nose, cinnamon, orange peel and clove meet green notes of mixed herbs and white chocolate; the palate shows wood smoke and walnut shell, followed by dried thyme, burnt orange, vanilla and a fine clove note; the finish is long, combining leather with liquorice.