Tastes

Predominantly citric on the nose, with some chocolate milk, baking spices and faint floral notes emerging before the first sip. The mouthful is full bodied, with oranges, nutmeg, and fresh oak on the palate. The finish is of medium length with a slightly mentholated aftertaste. Good whisky overall.

Floral on the nose, with some honey and light notes of raisins coming through. Warm and medium bodied mouthful, with delicious combination of peaches, figs, pears and nutmeg on the palate. The finish is smooth, fruity and fairly long. Overall, a complex and tasty dram.

Fragrant nose with apricot, vanilla and sweet pipe tobacco coming through. Warm and creamy mouthful, with plums and milk chocolate following suit on the palate. The finish is nutty, lightly spiced and of relatively long length. Complex, balanced, and overall a pretty delicious dram.

This beautifully crafted whiskey greets you with floral notes, toasted cereal, apricots and fresh oak on the nose. Light and smooth mouthful, with honey, guava and hints of mint on the palate. The finish is of medium length, with a slightly mentholated aftertaste. Overall a complex and enjoyable light dram.

Earthy peat, tar, hickory bacon and fresh cut grass on the nose. Light-bodied, with honey, licorice and cinnamon spice on the palate. Sweet, spicy and medium length finish. It is not the most remarkable peated whisky, but certainly not bad.

Seaweeds, cereal and vanilla on the nose. Orchard fruit, salt-sprinkled honey and lemonpeel on the palate. The finish is short and a little bit bitter. At first, I found the combination of flavours in this unpeated Islay whisky strange, but it is definitely a good dram and worth a try.

Fairly peated, with campfire smoke, brine and leathery notes on the nose. Big, warm, and robust mouthful with a delicious combination of sweet and saltiness. Following suit, a bold medley of tobacco, ash, tar, stone fruit, black pepper and cinnamon follow on the palate. The finish is long, smoky and lingers on with a pleasantly sweet aftertaste. Simply fantastic.

Hay, vanilla, ginger, and lumberwood on the nose. Fresh apricots, cloves, black pepper and cinnamon on the palate. The finish is warm, woodsy and fairly long. Full-bodied, elegant and delicious autumn dram. Compass Box basically took my favourite season of the year and bottled it at 46% ABV.

Honey and hints of blood orange on the nose, but otherwise a faint bouquet. Light, smooth and silky mouthful, with hazelnut, coffee, and malt on the palate. Fairly long and oaky finish, with an unfortunate bitter aftertaste. Overall an oak-heavy dram that did not come together as well as I had hoped.

Vanilla, marzipan, citrus, charred oak on the nose. Light bodied, with some citrus, tropical fruit, malt, and hints of roasted almonds on the palate. Smooth and lightly spiced finish of medium length. Not bad, but not the most interesting dram.