Highland Park Thor - 16 Year Old (The Valhalla Collection) Whisky 70cl

Definitely a sherry cask involved here. Lots of varnish, leather, some tobacco leaves, then come vanilla and toffee, a bit of dried fruits, ripe apple, apricot jam, icing sugar. My guess would be a PX cask finish, but could be another sherry finish.
Decent nose, not super big, but nice enough.

Good alcohol warmth, surprising amount of sweetness. Refined white sugar, muscovado sugar, syrup, molasses. Wow, nothing like I expected at all. Jams, apricot jam, plum jam, more syrup. Also some cereals, good dose of barley, light bitter oak is trying to push through, but doesn't stand a chance against the sweetness. A bit of freshly cut grass shows up later. Second chew shows an immediate and drastic change of character. Now there's smoke, it's drier and fuller, the body is getting wide and complex, brine joins in with salty flavors. Some smoked kipper, very light notes of woolly lanolin and a slight sulphuric note, biscuits, very light ginger and minty notes. Much, much better here. Third chew brings more ginger and more bite, it's a bit drier, but it's once again sweeter. Toffee, molasses, cream, custard. An explosion on the palate. Full, rich, and very sweet, but the sweetness works.

More manageable sweetness, light smoke, warm and full body, vanilla, ripe banana, cream, custard. Very, very nice finish. Long and smooth.