Gilors 10 Year Old PX Sherry
Rich, Dried Fruits2024-03-14
Smell
Intense and rich sherry flavours, almost like a sip from a real PX sherry bottle, open the mouth. Espresso, cinnamon, caramel, roasted almonds, honey marinade, light tobacco notes and some fruit acidity follow in quick succession. After the nose has become accustomed, the peat-smoke flavours are slightly perceptible, but really very subtle.
Taste
Musty, yet powerfully sweet and with spicy fruit acidity, the malt is heavy on the tongue. There is a clear presence of sherry notes and dark fruits. After a while, the espresso notes and some dark chocolate are also present. The light peat smoke in the nose turns into a real peaty flavour - more earthy with old leather and not really smoky.
Finish
The finish can be described as rather tart, medium-long and a little bit bitter with light nutty notes.
Thoughts
The Gilors 10 year old PX Sherry from the Henrich distillery pushes the flavour vortex forward with its 60.1%. Nevertheless, the high cask strength is a very good opportunity, especially for connoisseurs, to slowly mix the malt down with a little water so that the flavours gradually shift in the tasting and more nuances can be perceived. Although this is clearly not a product for beginners, it is nevertheless an exceptionally good German whisky.