Tastes

Butterscotch, orange peel, sherry, dark cherries, and fresh tobacco on the nose. (This is much more of an 'herbal' whisky than Distiller's flavor profile suggests.) The orange becomes more prevalent on the palate, and an assertive oak note lingers into the medium-to-long finish. A well-crafted balancing of first-, second-, and third-fill ex-sherry casks.

'Faint hint of peat' is right. This is an easy-drinking whisky, which should be quite accessible to those who aren't peat heads (there is no 'moderate' peat here). Cinnamon, caramel, orange, and a touch of saltiness are to be found on the nose and palate, with a hint of frankincense also to be found on the nose. A much lighter, and much younger, bottling relative to the 10-year-old, but quite enjoyable.

Semisweet and milk chocolate, green apple, orange and dry wood on the nose and palate (with the wood taking over into the finish). Thin mouthfeel, but easy drinking. A creative (and largely effective) way to stretch out the distillery's European ex-sherry casks.

Those familiar with Ralfy's video reviews may recognize this one as the 'honey malt'. One may find a few apple slices dipped into all that honey, along with some vanilla and a soft nutty note. Enjoyable stuff, and with 15 years of maturation, it's a great bang-for-your-buck whisky.

I readily disagree that this whiskey is 'more on the sweet side of the bourbon spectrum'. It's also devoid of any significant vanilla aroma or flavor, and suffers from an intensely metallic note. I really don't understand the praise this bottling has received; its 6+ years of aging are not evident to me at all.