Tastes

Nose: soil, dirt, earth, peaty but not particularly smoky, pu-erh tea, forest floor, swamp Palate: funky, undergrowth, floral notes, spicy, dead leaves, hints of honey, medicinal, thick, viscous, rain in a bog. Mellows out over the tasting, more subtlety and subdued sweet notes and small hints of menthol, followed by still overwhelming peat. Finish: doesn’t linger, hints of juniper and herbs, minty/menthol Epitome of peaty but not smoky

Nose: peat fire, vegetation, earthy, briny, medicinal, seaside air, hints of vanilla, smoked ham or bacon. Campfire, forest and sweat like at Boy Scout Camp Palate: salty, briny, black pepper saltine crackers, like inhaling peat smoke or eating turf, dry, oily and viscous, medicinal, ashy Finish: firey and long

Cinnamon on the nose

Nose: ether, dark fruit, hints of vanilla, prunes, slightly woody Palate: Christmas spice, burnt sugar, maple sugar candies, rich and oily, plum, Finish: sugar, sweet, tingle, oak, long, mouth-coating

Nose: woody, richly sweet, honey, marzipan, banana Palate: big time oak, rich, smooth as hell, sweet, green apples, butter, mature, neutral, hints of citrus Finish: a little bitter, woody

Nose: caramel, dark fruit, sugar, honey Palate: spicy, banana, smooth, vanilla, maple sugar candy, marzipan Finish: woody finish, spicy

Nose: caramel, marzipan, sugar, dry fruit, hints of dark fruit and prunes Palate: dark fruit balanced with banana, honey, soft and burnt sugar, rich vanilla, maple syrup. Very balanced Finish: soft woody finish a satisfyingly subdued whisky

Nose: woody, dark fruit, black cherry, hints of vanilla and cinnamon/Christmas spice. Rich and deep Palate: spicy, prune, vanilla, maple, syrupy sweetness, hints of citrus, but lots and lots of dark fruit Finish: spiciness in the finish, rich and woody, nice and long finish

Nose: sweet, woody, a bit floral or vanilla, but also smoky and medicinal. Hint of smoked meat, musty Palate: sweet, woody, earthy and woody smoke, well-balanced. Light vanilla, banana and tropical fruit Finish: a pleasant finish, no burn