Tastes

Make sure to prime yourself. I had a couple of other drinks before. N(4): vanilla bean and vanilla cream. Floral. Super sweet Cherry. Slight almond nuttiness. Cinnamon P(4) sweet sugar bomb then I’m fighting the proof and can’t pull any addition flavors. Added a drop of water and got massive amounts of cherry. Oak dryness F(5): strong hug and coat of vanilla. Sweet herby molasses. Heavy and long. Butter. Not complex but powerful

Gets so much better with time. Had it open for a month and about an inch below the neck N(3.25): honey dew. Peanuts. Tiny hit of berry in the initial sniff then take other forms. P(3.25): sweetness that I don’t know how to describe it. Tongue pins all over. Nice spice but hard to find any other flavors F(3.75): spicy coat of vanilla and cinnamon licorice. Oak. Finish is the best part. Long finish.

N(2.75): sharp and smells young. Kind of smells like tequila, off. Opening up for a couple of minutes, pine or juniper scent jumps out. Sweet ginseng tea. Finally got the rye. P(2). Spicy and hint of sweetness. I couldn’t pull any other flavors. F(3.25): Hazelnut chocolate. Definitely a hug at the end. Best part of the drink. Giving extra for uniqueness

N(4.5). Ooooh. Rye in the face. Nose was too deep. Methanol. Peppermint. Floral of all type of flowers. Butterscotch. Fat thick butter. Complex and amazing. P(4.5). Berry vanilla spice burst. Butter scotch cream frosting. Rye F(4). Rye then vanilla cream hanging on for awhile. Got a nice bear hug.

N(4.5): spicy wood. Ginseng. Menthol mint. Like mans nature like cologne. Vanilla. Hot chocolate power. Citrus fruit. Keeps changing. Fun and complex. Had about 10 sniffs. P(4.5): tornado of flavors. Woody. Thick honey comb. Dark mature berries. Chocolate bitters. Ginseng. Mint. So much going on. No super star flavors F(4.25): long with a medium coat. spicy vanilla and dark dry chocolate

Beautiful bottle. Easy drinker which makes it dangerous. Numbers don’t add up but it’s a 4 out of 5. N(3.75): white flowers. Some type of fresh bright fruit but can’t put my finger in it. It’s not Lychee, maybe a crisp Asian pear. Hint of wood. Delicate and beautiful P(4): light honey sweetness. Mild wood in the middle with a drizzle of vanilla the end F(3.5): long and light finish. The mild hug at the end feels balanced. If it was medium the score would jump to 4.25

50ml sample bottle into gc I would drink this if there’s nothing else. Pleasant and easy sipper. No wow though N(2.5): woody. Dried prune dust. Subtle and light. Not complex or strong in any way P(3.5): sweetness from wood like dried ginseng you suck on. Pepper spice on the tip of the tongue F(3): short light finish From nose to finish, Black is consistent

Bourbon man drinking scotch. First Islay. Here we go N (4.25): love the smell. Woody and forestee . Bacon. Sweet and salty. Slight citrus. Unique and lovely compared to all my bourbon bottles P(4): woody. Ginger spice. Smokey. Hint of sweetness F(4.25): woody dried ginger taste camps out. Linger but not intense.

Bourbon drinker tasting scotch. Here goes. N(3.5): beautiful ripe full flavored pear. floral. Unique because the pear. First time. But not complex P(2.5). Not complex. Sweet light honey. Slightly medicinal F(2). Medium easy finish. Vanilla. Citrus. Official score: 2.7

"A bourbon drinker trying scotch N(1): smell like pee with hint of vomit. Needless to say i hate the smell P(2): way better the 4th sip. Forced it for the review. Initial tasted like it smelled. Final taste, light honey sweetness, medicinal, mint F(2.5): long light finish. No burn no hug. vanilla after 3rd sip. Medicinal all the way. Dark chocolate. at 80% cacao Actual score 1.83 out 5.