Tastes

Floral, with pleasant notes of honey and malted cereal on the nose. Honey, lemonpeel and gentle oak tanins on the palate. The finish is dry, smooth and relatively short. Safe, inoffensive, and unremarkable, but it gets 3 stars on account of its good taste and balance.

Apples, honey and some floral notes on the nose. Warm and sweet mouthful with more orchard fruit, hints of melon and slightly bitter oak tanins on the palate. The finish is fairly dry and of considerable length. Not bad when tried neat, but much better with a few drops of water.

Light scent of dried fruit and chocolate milk on the nose, followed by an overwhelming hit of lumberwood on the palate. There are faint notes of papaya fruit halfway through, but otherwise an oak-heavy, and considerably bitter finish. Pretty bad.

Suprisingly light nose, with some floral notes and sherry coming through. Full and warm mouthful, with malted cereal, dried fruit and baking spice on the palate. The finish is long and peppery, with a slight bitter aftertaste of cocoa nibs. Overall an oak-heavy and unbalanced dram. Quite disappointing.

Vanilla, raisins and toasted cereal on the nose. The palate is fruity and bright with pineapples, lemon peel and berries coming through. The finish is sweet and somewhat short, but very good overall. Worth a try.

Honey, bananas, and slightly earthy note emerge, but otherwise a relatively weak nose. This whisky comes alive on the palate with a mouthwatering citrus, hazelnut and milk chocolate taste. Warm and fruity finish lingers on with a hint of ginger spice. Very good whisky overall.

Light peat smoke, old furniture oak and clementine rind on the nose. Warm and oily mouthful. Orange, candied fruit, and slight herbal note (chamomille) on the palate. Light oak spice and ash on fairly long finish. Yet another great expression from J. & A. Mitchell and beautiful representation of the Campbeltown whisky region. Love it.

Fresh vanilla bean, marzipan, and light floral note on the nose. Mouthwatering burst of citrus, velvety malt and honey on the palate. The finish is gently fruity, spiced, and of medium length. Simply elegant. Domo arigato.

This charming dram greets you with a beautiful combination of apricots, leather, tobacco and sherry on the nose. The palate is a gentle medley of raisins, walnuts, roasted coffee and hint of citrus. The finish is long, warm and features a certain je-ne-sais-quoi from the oak spice. Overall, a fragrant, complex and delicious dram. Merci et bravo!

Vanilla, butterscotch and bananas on the nose. Shortbread, applesauce and touch of citrus on the palate. The finish is long, warm and pleasantly spiced. Great mouthful, balance and surprisingly smooth for a 60.4% ABV bottling.