Tastes

Nose: Vanilla, cinnamon, slight ethanol and on a second bout....well done, but not burnt, cast iron corn bread! Palate: moderate body, caramel, hint of vanilla, the cornbread is here but more subdued . Finish is decently long, but i would expect more.

Nose: Ethanol, young whiskey style, plus a bit of grass/hay. Palate: Thin, bit of caramel, and on the second taste overdone campfire marshmallow. Finish: Flash of an intense burn, mostly mouthfeel, some a bit deeper into the chest. The finish is surprisingly long but tapers to a hint that just goes on longer than i care for..

First ever taste of japanese whisky, not sure whether it meets the newer requirements to be named a japanese whisky as I've had it awhile.. On the nose - alcohol/ethanol, hint of caramel. Taste: A very light body, almost smooth, not a bit of oiliness or viscous. A hint of honey-like candies, but for me no other dominant notes. Almost no warmth/burn either.

On the nose: Corn, caramel, bit of vanilla and...liquor, but not alcohol if that makes a lick of sense! Palate: Dry..barely, more of a hint. Oddly sweet bitterness/astringency. A flash of a small burn, like a bit of bacon grease that grazes you. Finish: Long, but low intensity...here the bitterness lives on and on, way past its expiration date. For the price... I'd buy it, especially if I haven't had it in a while but its not a keep on the shelfer to my mind. 2013 vintage.

Nose: Bountiful fruit, citrus and tropical. There's a single, powerful fruit I can't quite name. Palate: More fruit, bright and tangy. The taste lingers for a good while, but the burn is quick and low, though a bit nasally. Personally, I love whiskey. It's a favorite and I've been nursing this bottle for a while!

Nose: Just a whiff of this whiskey is enough to tell it's a little young, though I do not get much corn. Letting it sit in a glencairn for a bit brings out some baking spices, rye, and oddly a hint of homemade rolls. Palate: Considering the proof it hits kind of hard. There's a flash of warmth to the mouth feel, which although thin, carries muted spice, black pepper, and lingering astringents. Successive tastes really l, strongly reminds me of Crackerjacks. I would drink this again, but I wouldn't call this my everyday bourbon.

Vanilla on the nose, no hint of ethanol or corn. Maybe a whisper of caramel, but a decent helping of fruit. The scent is somewhat forgetable. On the palate, thin and completely lacking in oil or viscosity. The mid to back-end is spicy, black or green peppercorn, which is tough to miss. No heat to it either. Not bad, but I'm not sure I'll replace the bottle when empty.

The nose on this is incredibly sweet, caramel and corn. It has a dry, slightly oaked taste that brings a pleasant bloom of warmth to the chest. The finish is definitely dry, of middling length with a hint of campfire.

Shoulder pour. The nose is quite tame, barely a hint of caramel and no ethanol. It starts off with bold, spicy black pepper and astringents. The astringent's sourness lingers and brings an almost youthful burn to the tongue, but virtually no heat to the chest.

After nearly finishing bottle one, I decided to write up a quick tasting. On the nose a lot of ethanol early on, but after giving it a few shakes a whiff of vanilla is found with a touch of oak. The palate is thinner than I would have thought for the proof, barely a mouth-coater with burnt sugar and caramel being predominant with a reasonable warmth. The finish is enduring, but without a lot of the earlier heat. Definitely worth the price, but not any sort of secondary markup.