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I recently bought the 105 Cask Strength and for a highland sherry bomb it's great - even at Finnish prices. But it's kind of a difficult drink: at cask strength it is amazing but I can only tolerate it in tiny amounts - this bottle will last me a year. Adding water changes the character so much and dilutes the intensity so much that I'd rather drink 1cl undiluted that the more typical 4cl pour with water. This is not a moreish whisky undiluted but I still like it much more undiluted.
But we also have the 15yo at roughly the same price (a bit more but not prohibitively). That's available at a 46% abv rather than 60% which sounds much more palatable but also more intense than the 40% that most whiskies are available. So how is the 15yo? Also a sherry bomb but a more moreish one than the 105 proof? If I like the flavours and intensity of the 105 might that be a good bottle for when I don't want a punch in the face but do want similar flavours?
But we also have the 15yo at roughly the same price (a bit more but not prohibitively). That's available at a 46% abv rather than 60% which sounds much more palatable but also more intense than the 40% that most whiskies are available. So how is the 15yo? Also a sherry bomb but a more moreish one than the 105 proof? If I like the flavours and intensity of the 105 might that be a good bottle for when I don't want a punch in the face but do want similar flavours?