Tastes

Dried fruit, sweet bread and hints of lumber on the nose. Fairly robust mouthful, with cherries, raisins and rich oak tannins on the palate. The finish is dry and of medium length. Very good whisky, but a little oak heavy for me. Worth a try.

Floral, honey and light peat smoke on the nose. Medium bodied, with apples and light oak spices on the palace. The finish is oaky and fairly short. Not a bad whisky, but not remarkable in terms of complexity.

Vanilla, butterscotch and nutmeg on the nose. Warm and creamy mouthful, with apples, honey and cinnamon spice on the palate. The finish is spicy and of medium length. Overall, I found this bourbon really tasty and easy to drink with a few drops of water added to bring down the heat. Worth a try.

Toasted cereal, caramel and hints of white wine on the nose. Very warm and medium bodied, it delivers a pleasant taste of shortbread over the palate. The finish is relatively short and dry. This single grain doesn't pack a whole lot of flavour, but it is certainly not a bad dram. As others have suggested, letting it sit out in the glass for a few minutes helps tone down the heat and bite.

Vanilla custard and oak spice on the nose. Thin and silky mouthful, with light notes of raisins, citrus and cinnamon on the palate. The finish is relatively short and dry. There is nothing particularly remarkable about this dram, but it is balanced, tasty and easy drinking.

Orchard fruit and hints of fresh oak on the nose. Medium bodied, with candied apple and almonds over the palate. The finish nutty, slightly dry and of medium length. Balanced and tasty, but perhaps a little one dimensional for the seasoned whisky drinker. Nevertheless, it is palatable and fairly priced for an introductory scotch ($58 CAD). Worth a try.

Olive brine, peat and hints of lemon peel on the nose. Medium mouthful, with a fair dose of liquid smoke, black pepper and hints of honey on the palate. The finish is woodsy, but surprisingly short. Overall, this is brinier than other Talisker expressions I have tried, but also quite light bodied. Not a bad dram, but certainly not as intense as the name would suggest. Storm chasers should look elsewhere.

Floral with some cereal notes coming through under the nose. Light bodied, with some malt and faint notes of citrus on the palate, but otherwise devoid of much flavour. The finish is short and slightly oaky. There is certainly not much to brag about here, but for $25 CAD a bottle, there is also not much to complain about either.

Stonefruit, raisins, butterscotch, and hints of milk chocolate on the nose. Fairly robust mouthful, with citrus, honey, dried fruit, and pleasant baking spices on the palate. Relatively long and fruity finish. Complex, balanced, tasty, and easy-drinking. Great quality dram.

Sun dried dates, plums, vanilla and clementine rind on the nose. Medium bodied, with a medley of raisins, semi-sweet chocolate, bursts of orange and cinnammon spice on the palate. Fairly long and spicy finish with rich tannins and butterscotch aftertaste. Overall, this whisky is fragrant, tasty, complex and balanced, but not $325 CAD good.