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This is a new concept from Amrut. The spirit for Intermediate Sherry Matured starts life in a mix of ex-bourbon and virgin oak casks. It is then transferred to sherry casks for a period before going back into bourbon casks to complete its maturation. There’s been a huge buzz about this, and we’ve only got a small allocation. On the nose, instead of the usual biscuit aroma, we now get moist cake and complex aromas. The structure is decidedly oak-based, but acts as no more than a skeleton from which the juicy sultana and spices drape. Salivating, too, as the barley kicks in powerfully. But the liquorice-orangey-honeycomb bourbon theme quietly shapes the favour profile; the spices pulse and glow. On the finish, there is quite a chunk of natural caramel quietens the more exuberant characteristics; long and elegant.