Tastes

Nose: immediate notes of cherry, vanilla and a bit of nuttiness - classic Beam Palate: vanilla and roasted nutes, with a hint of cherry and dried fruits Finish: medium to long, oak spice and vanilla

Nose: starts off with beautiful notes of citrus like a mix of orange and lemon peels, with just a slight hint of floral and herbal notes below the surface. Palate: citrus continues on the front of the palate, followed by some oily licorice, honey, and pepper notes. Finish: lovely medium to long finish that does not overpower.

Tastes young and very grainy, despite the at least 4 year age statement

Nose: first notes are of a loaf of wheat bread, with some cereal grains, just a hint of honey, and some floral notes lingering under the surface. Palate: more grainy on the palate, with some spice on the back end. Not much complexity other than that. Finish: the finish is mostly pleasurable with the spice lingering for a medium to long amount of time. Overall: obviously a younger whiskey with lots of grain notes and minimal complexity. It does have a surprising amount of spice. I was worried that the honey barrel finish would make this overly sweet, but you detect al.ost zero influence from the honey.

This is a wonderful big, bold mouthful if classic notes. Vanilla, caramel, creamed fruit, with some baking spices. Delicious!

Nose: lots of fruit, vanilla, hints of brown sugar, and cereal Palate: vanilla, brown sugar, tiny amounts of baking spices Finish: slight bit of pepper with fruit and vanilla

Nose: nutmeg, stewed apples, bit of ethanol, and vanilla pound cake Palate: grain forward, pepper spice, vanilla wafers Finish: medium to long, lots of pepper wrapped in vanilla

I was not impressed by this at all. Very thin mouthfeel with the primary flavors coming out as bitter and licorice.