Tastes

Cooked pears, aged oak and honey on the nose. Oily mouthful, with a delicious combination of toffee, lemon zest, cinnamon and aniseed spices on the palate. Relatively long, smooth and creamy finish with a slightly herbal aftertaste. Overall, this is a light, easy-drinking, but also fairly complex whisky. Very good.

Vanilla, butterscotch, fresh oak and overripe melons on the nose. Dried fruit, bananas, cloves and cinnamon on the palate. The finish is sweet, slightly mentholated and of medium length. Not bad.

Vanilla, cherries, brown sugar and charred oak on the nose. The mouthful is silky and lightly spiced, with caramel, bananas and slightly herbaceous note coming through to the palate. The finish is warm, sweet and of medium length. Overall, this whiskey is smooth, easy to drink and quite the bargain ($40 CAD)

Sweet cherries, vanilla, pipe tobacco, milk chocolate and hint of dill on the nose. The mouthful is warm, robust and spicy, with roasted almonds, molasses and hints of melon and licorice on the palate. The finish sweet, oaky and fairly long. A complex and delicious rye that is definitely worth a try.

Raisins, caramel and sherry on the nose. Warm and full-bodied, with sweetened dried fruit, honey and baking spices on the palate. Long, spicy and enjoyable finish. Well balanced and delicious expression.

Peat, leather, vanilla and fairly medicinal on the nose. Some orchard fruit, salt-sprinkled caramel, and hint of lemons on the palate. Long oaky finish, but slightly bitter aftertaste. Overall, a decent dram considering its young age (6 years), but still pretty rough around the edges.

Peated vodka.

Strange yet harmless combination of dill, vanilla, and dark caramel on the nose. Rich and warm mouthful, with sweet berries and holiday peppermint bark on the palate. Relatively long finish with delicate charred oak aftertaste. Really tasty. Original, organic, robust (47% ABV), well balanced, and worth trying, even for a non-Bourbon drinker like me.

If Kilchoman were a haunted house, this whisky would be the long forgotten bag of cough drops in its medicine cabinet.

This session dram welcomes you with the bright scent of fresh apple juice, honey and light vanilla notes on the nose. Orchard fruit becomes more subdued on palate, with some caramel, malted cereal, and slightly herbaceous note from the oak tannins (green tea) joining in. The finish is fruity, smooth and relatively short, with a pleasantly nutty aftertaste. A light whisky that pairs well with good company.