Tastes

Really enjoyed the pour of this that I had the other night. More subtle peat than I was expecting (looking at your Ardbeg). A great example of single malts done in the US - keep hitting it out of the park Westland!

Solid first release. Still a bit young (its a year old after all) but I has none of the unpleasantness one would expect from such a young whiskey. Butter scotch on the nose and some nice baking spice. It's a bit thin and light, but probably a good transition whiskey for those looking to graduate from Crown or TX Blended to real whiskeys. I look forward to their future releases. I gave them a bit more of a bonus since this is their first release and they are a craft distillery actually making their whiskey. I hope they continue to get better.

I'm an Arbeg fan girl. What can I say? This has everything you want in a smokey Islay scotch and not a crazy price. Are there better whiskies out there? Definitely. But I find my self coming back to this bottle again and again.

Wow, I really enjoyed this. The madeira blends perfectly with the smoke. I may just be a sucker for smoke, but man - Kilchoman is the most underrated distillery in Scotland

Ironroot continues to impress me. Lots of mouth feel, but quite a different profile from their other offerings. Black tea, licorice, vanilla, cinnamon, and leather. As with all of my scoring I give a little bump to the craft producers that actually make their whiskey and are transparent about age, etc.

Got my hands on a bottle of this from a friend that went to the distillery release. Big and bold as can be expected with most of the Balcones releases - some of the traditional house flavors with a bit of lighter fruit. I enjoyed this one, but prefer some of the other single barrels I have tried at Total Wine.

This is pretty much an amped up version of crown vanilla. Tastes more like a flavored whiskey than regular whiskey - but the vanilla and caramel are pleasant. Too sweet for my personal liking, but I can see why this is popular.

Expensive, but my goodness - the sherry and the malt play beautifully - one of the best whiskies I have ever had the pleasure of tasting.