This 17-year-old is a complex mix of two different components, one aged exclusively for 17 years in ex-bourbon barrels, the other for five years in ex-bourbon then refill Oloroso for 12 years. It starts with the slightly burned top of crème brûlée, leather, vanilla pod, sharpened pencil, dry citrus peel, brioche and blood orange. The palate kicks off with vanilla, sweet spice and maraschino, though it sweetens into baked banana, molasses, and dark chocolate. Tea-like tannins hint at astringency but are balanced by the finish of citrus, marmalade, damson and that smoky element.