Tastes

Color: Stained wood, very much in the middle of the brown spectrum. Nose: Strong cheese funk before rest, citrus, apple, salty smoke, iodine, seashells, and a very subtle hint of malt. Taste: Much less going on than in the nose, but more pronounced. Like breathing while deep at sea, mainly a salty smoke. Finish: Long, a sweeter version of the palate. You know you had whisky a while ago. There’s a hint of a wine taste, and it feels like it’s a wine I’d like.

Color: Straw. Nose: Smoked meat, salty. Taste: Smoke. Funk. Maybe apple, like a fruity spread of some kind. Finish: Taste comes right into the finish maybe the funk rounds out a bit and becomes a taste akin to cheese.

Color: Dark copper. I was stunned to see how dark this was in the glass. Nose: Malt forward. Maybe some plum. Anise. Overall “airy” feel. Some other kind of fruit, probably some kind of grape. Taste: Comes alive in a big way. It’s difficult to explain just how big this comes in without swearing. There is an amazingly fruity burst, malty undertone, spicy wood, and a funk. The funk doesn’t necessarily taste of cheese, but it is the kind of funk a sharp cheese has. Finish: Malty, warm but not spicy. It tasted old in that way whisky and tobacco can taste that sounds bad but really is a good thing.

Color: Burnt gold. Nose: Citrus. Wood. Herbal/earthy/vegetal. Medicinal, slightly. It smells like some kind of workshop, but I’m not sure what goes on there. There a scent of a nut that’s had something done to it, but I’m not familiar enough with what people do to nuts to know what. Taste: Warm, spicy, peat. Thick/oily. Ginger. Some malt, you know it’s there but the other flavors speak more loudly. There’s a nutty transition into the finish. Finish: Long, spicy oak. Traces of the palate.

Color: Bright gold. Nose: Malty, but weird, I am having a hard time placing it. Light citrus in the background. Maybe it’s sweet almond that malty taste reminds me of. Adding water leads to a cheese funk explosion. There’s a hint of dark berry, as well. There’s a medicinal quality, but it is different from what I'm used to in things like Laphroaig. That weird thing I can’t identify is kind of like white socks that have been washed, but a while ago, maybe. Taste: Thick. Light smoke, tiny bit of salt. Water makes it feel thinner but there’s a stronger vegetal taste. Finish: Peat. It really comes in here and takes over everything. I get a chocolatey sense on occasion. It’s very powerful for a quick burst, and fades about medium length. It’s a bit sharper after water but remains largely the same.

Color: Gold. Nose: Malt, salt, peat (subtle), citrus, brine. Taste: Malt, smoke. There was a honey sweetness and fruitiness that together were reminiscent of a caramel apple without being too sweet like candy. Finish: More than expected from a low ABV blend. Short, a pleasant burn. A malty linger with some brine.

Color: Deep gold. Nose: I get sweet malt, maybe some wood. Taste: Malt, a bit spicier than in the nose, apple/pear fruit notes, honey. Finish: Warm, vanilla, general feel of the finish of a strong wine.

Color: Gold. Nose: Smoke, sea, salt, malt fruit. Taste: Peppery peat, almost overwhelming. Finish: Long, intense, smoky, malt persists.

Color: Gold. Nose: Peat, bandages, seaweed. Taste: Slightly sweet, sea, smoke, tarry. Finish: Big, long, ends with peat/vegetation. Makes you want to have another sip to get it again.

Color: Gold. Nose: Light and crisp. Citrus, smoke, and medicine. Taste: Peppery Laphroaig at first, kind of like a gentler but more punchy Talisker. There’s malt, some sweetness, qualities similar to the nose but smokier, the citrus isn’t quite there. Fruity notes were brought out when smoking Irish Flake tobacco alongside it. Finish: Pretty long, peat, smoke, burnt wood.