This is a modern bottling of traditional Spanish Oloroso sherry from Bodegas Barón in Jerez, selected and released by Port of Leith Distillery in Edinburgh, primarily to showcase the style they use for seasoning their whisky casks. Oloroso itself is a fully oxidative style of sherry, meaning it develops without the protective flor yeast layer, resulting in a deeper, darker, more nutty and structured wine compared to fresher sherry styles. It’s typically dry, often with only minimal residual sugar, and built around long ageing in oak under exposure to air. In the glass, this expression sits in the amber-to-deep mahogany spectrum, with immediate aromas of dried figs, raisins, orange peel and toasted nuts, backed by layers of oak spice and a slightly earthy, vinous depth.
