Tastes

Dried fruit, toasted cereal and light smoke on the nose. Medium bodied, with apples, honey, and fresh oak spices on the palate. The finish is fruity and of medium length, with a pleasant cinnamon aftertaste. Overall a respectable dram, but a bit uninspiring and overpriced for what it delivers ($156 CAD). Worth trying, but not worth buying for me.

Peat smoke, brine, and hints of vanilla on the nose. Thin and light-bodied, with orchard fruit, caramel and cinnamon on the palate. The finish is short and spicy. Serviceable, inexpensive and easy drinking.

Fragrant nose, with wine must, black pepper, vanilla, and cantaloupe coming through before you take your first sip. Medium bodied, with fresh grapes and citrus notes over the palate. The finish is long, spicy and fairly smooth, even at 56.1% ABV. Overall a complex and delicious dram.

Fresh cut grass, beeswax and lumberwood on the nose. Lemon zest, ginger, and peppery oak spice on the palate. Considerably sour and bitter finish of medium length. Unfortunately, I found this whisky to be unbalanced and unpleasant to drink.

Light leathery peat smoke, malt and some vanilla on the nose. Light bodied, with orchard fruit and butterscotch on the palate. The finish is smoky and of medium length. Overall a pleasant and balanced Islay whisky, but not particularly remarkable.

Ripe melon, toffee, and oak on the nose. Medium bodied, with grapefruit, papaya, guava, licorice, and baking spices on the palate. The finish is spicy, citric and of medium length. Complex, tasty and worth trying.

Light peat smoke and fresh mint on the nose. Medium bodied, with toffee, lemon rind, nutmeg, and black pepper on the palate. Medium length finish. Despite its complexity, the combination of flavours in this whisky were a little weird for me.

Vanilla, orchard fruit, and malt on the nose. Creamy mouthful, with tasty combination of citrus, pears, and cinnammon spice on the palate. Relatively dry finish of medium length. Overall a solid offering and good value ($71 CAD) from this distillery. Worth trying.

Vanilla, honey with hints of citrus and aged oak spices on the nose. Warm and medium-bodied mouthful, with applesauce, cloves and almonds on the palate. Fairly long and fruity finish. Quite the enjoyable dram.

Predominantly floral, with some hints of brown sugar, but otherwise an underwhelming nose. Warm and oily mouthful, with toffee, wine must, candied apple and citrus notes on the palate. The finish is remarkably short. Uninspired and disappointing considering the age and price of this bottling ($600 CAD).