Tastes
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Colonel E.H. Taylor, Jr. Small Batch Bottled in Bond Bourbon
Bourbon — Kentucky, USA
Reviewed January 12, 2024Very rich caramel/toffee nose with some heat to presage what's to come on the palate. The 50% is felt on the palate but immediately smothered by caramel/toffee tinted with vanilla and maple. Medium finish that gives way to a peppery rye spice. An evocative ride; great with or without ice -
Standard peat and brine on the nose with a suggestion of something sweet. Said sweetness comes out of hiding on the palate: it's not aggressive, but wrapped up in rich woody features that only hint at the toffee, vanilla, and plum of sherry rich casks. Ultimately superbly balanced against the smoky forces of a true Islay scotch: the best of both worlds: silk on fire.
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Funky and layered nose a bit all over the place: sweet cereals, mild orchard fruits, and light peat. This medley comes off as primarily spicy on the palate, but remains balanced and light throughout. Fairly long and dry, bittersweet finish. Certainly an affordable and unique blend, though not exactly up my alley.
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Big, rich sweetness on the nose: caramel forward with vanilla, honey, and cinnamon. Palate adds a little dark fruit; velvet influence of the sherry quite pronounced. Adding water curiously thins it out - only a few drops needed if at all. Short and mild finish. Upfront: what you smell is what you get.
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Fairly mild and sweet nose: primarily honeydew and melon for me. The palate introduces some sharpness; baking spices and touches of mint with the richness of toffee. The warmth of the finish likes to linger, with a peppery heat intensifying as the sweetness falls away. Lovely, but almost overly complex.
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The richness and complexity are evident from the color and nose: dark, reddish amber and plenty of baking spice with a touch of anise mingled with a dominant woody vanilla. The palate yields more of the same with notes of a berry fruitiness adding another layer. It remains quite spicy until you add a dash of water or a small cube of ice - then it starts to let the richer, sweeter flavors shine. But the spiciness carries it through a fairly long finish. An excellent Scotch whose edges are carefully sanded to a beautiful roundness.
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Sweet caramel and burnt sugar on the nose, with subtle hints of fruit, and delicate enough to betray the heat. Light, clean body allows the heat through, though it adds some peppery notes to the predominant flavours of caramel, sugar and and vanilla. That said, banana and more of that mysterious fruit linger in the background. Long, sweet finish. Extremely pleasant to sip, but wouldn't be out of place in an old fashioned or with a splash of cola.
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Glen Moray Elgin Heritage 18 Year
Single Malt — Speyside, Scotland
Reviewed August 29, 2022 (edited February 13, 2024)Oak, dry wood, and vanilla on the nose. Ephemerally light, the slight sweetness doing a lot of work to give it enough substance to enjoy and cover up the heat. Short ish finish with some spicy clove. Nice, but less robust than I prefer from an 18-year
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