Tastes

Nice, friendly scotch with bright fruit and floral notes right up front. I get an very light whiff of smoke right at the beginning, but it vanishes is replaced by sweet fruit notes, maybe plum and pear, and a nice smooth caramel. There's also a barley flavor throughout that's perhaps a little bit tart. It's a wonderful entry level Speyside that can be appreciated even by non-whiskey drinkers. I'll try to keep a bottle on hand whenever I can to convert others to our cult.

I'm new to ryes, so I'm still learning these flavors, but I found this to just be a solid whiskey thats not very sweet and can stand up on its own with some dusty, tobacco, woody, slightly herbal, and maybe a hint of a caramel-like flavor (sans the sweetness) behind it. It reminds me of whiskey you might have found at an old western saloon in 1845 - its got the dust, spice, wood, and a firm, unyielding but not brash attitude. It's not my favorite whiskey to drink on its own, but its become my go-to for making whiskey cocktails.

2 words: wood grain. This starts with a nice, friendly caramel base that quickly transitions into a bold and complex wood grain flavor, that allows me to taste more different types of wood notes than any other whiskey I've tried. Some are spicy and fresh while some take longer to develop and seem darker, older, and more subued. The simultaneous different wood flavors makes it a bit "spiky." It also seems to seep into your tongue bit, lingering afterwards in for up to a minute. Would highly recommend if you're looking for a bold, oak forward bourbon, or a whiskey that can hold its ground and add some complexity to a cocktail.

Bright and sweet with apricot dominant note. Honey ties it together so its very smooth throughout, but there is a bit of a fiery heat at the very end. Subtle wood barrel tones can be found underneath the more dominant flavors.