Tastes

Color: Medium Amber, oily and viscous Nose: The nose starts off Classic Glennfiddich with darker fruits like blackberry, dark cherry, and almonds. A vast sweetness and vanilla with an oaky leather sent. Typical of a well aged speyside. Pallet: neat, a very delicate velvet mouth feel with flavors of red fruit jelly and sweetness. A fair amount of peppery spice with cloves and cinnamon sugar. Reminiscent of a fruit filled sugar doughnut. Finish: the finish is short with a slight memory of the oak and a long delightful aftertaste of juicy fruits and sweetness. Overall a fantastic delightful and delicate whisky Glennfiddich has always been a quality scotch whisky and this 19 year old bourbon barrel expression is no exception. Very well worth having on your shelf.

**This particular bittle is the D’s wine and liquor Barrel pick in Knoxville, TN 126.9 Proof. Nose: vanilla, caramel, ripe fruits typical if a Jack Daniels product. The notes of oak push through the sweetness. Palate: a buttery, warm sip with strong sweetness of vanilla, caramel, and candied banana. The high proof doesn’t strike your mouth in a harsh way but rather gives a warming sensation. Second sip reveals the oak char and continues with vanilla. A small splash of water reveals more of the wood and spices that are hidden underneath. Mouth feel: warmming, smooth, viscous at first but is thinning. Finish: finish is surprisingly short drying with spices and vanilla. The flavor are fleeting and disappear quickly.

Nose: The fist thing on the nose is a leathery vanilla oak note the is really stong. There is very little alcohol coming off the nose so dont be afraid to dig a bit deeper. As it opens up the sweetness comes through. Palate: Quite sweet with a lot of vanilla and caramel with baking spices all up front. Reminiscent of the holidays. The whiskey is mouth watering and very smooth. The alcohol burn is mild and the spices really come through at the end. Mouth feel: Velvety, Buttery, mouth watering although slightly drying. Finish: is Fairly short with a lingerng baking spice and oak.

Nose: The nose is not very strong, subtle hints of corn and oak char. No alcohol on the nose so feel free to really dig deep. Its soft and tame with a subtle sweetness. Palate: slightly sweet with a peppery spice. Like the nose its soft on the palate. A cinnamon note appears on the second sip with some fruitiness. Mouth feel: thin/ watery Finish: the finish is medium-long and drying with lingering fruit and oak notes Over all a decent beginner bourbon not complex at all and for the mid range price. To me the 45$ I payed was a bit much.

Pallet is creamy and full , notes of chocolate covered red fruits and caremel, the vanilla is present bit not overpowering. The rye spice comes thru with a pepery spice more than baking spice. The finish is medium long with a rye spice forward flavor. The after taste is a pleasant apple peal, soft and delicate. Over all a wonderful whisky.

A deep amber color with a thinner viscosity Nose: light with the distinctive pot still nuances , sweet honey and slight vanilla notes. Very pleasant especially as it opens up with sugary spices. Pallet: malted barley grassy notes very floral up front. Sweetness appears in the middle with a slight vanilla note and kitchen spices. On the back, fruit of pears and apple peal. Finish: finish is medium short with a pleasant aftertaste of light fruits and peals. Overall a pleasant pour easy sipping. Not the best flavor as its a very light body.

Second Nose (added water): The water definitely smoothed out the nose a lot. It’s much softer than the first nose. The aroma of flowers and green grasses appear. The fruits appear but ripe dry fruits as well as the barley. Second pallet (water added): Very soft and more thin of course. The water takes the spice down quite a bit. If Neat is too much for you then adding the water made this more approachable. The pallet opened up to a more feminine floral grassy flavor with barely coming to the front. Second finish: is much shorter. It leaves the flavor or green grasses behind. It is a tad on the dry side with water added.

Nose: Very sweet with brown cinnamon sugars and cereal grains just like Cinnamon Toast Crunch. You can definitely smell the spices of the rye but they are quite over powered by the sweetness of the dark sugars. This is an amazing nose. Pallet: as in the nose the first flavors are Cinnamon Toast Crunch with a mellow mouth feel. But that quickly gives way to the heat spices of cinnamon, clove, all spice. Very reminiscent of Christmas time. A wonderful dram to enjoy on a cool winter or fall evening. Finish: the finish is medium long with a dry “back of the throat” feel. Leaving the fresh green flavor of the rye spices behind. It makes the pallet beg for more.

First Nose: heavy cherry and vanilla coming off the top with a slight clove hint underneath. Very slight peaty aroma but as it’s a Speyside that’s not surprising. Deeper in is some cinnamon and ginger. Almost zero alcohol tennis coming off the nose. First pallet: it starts off very approachable quite soft with a nice sweetness. You can definitely get the bourbon vanilla and caramel, toffee notes that are big and rich right off the bat. It then begins to open into a nice spice of clove and ginger with a small amount of cinnamon. Finish: medium the spice fades to a fruity dried peal of apple and pears.

Color: a light Straw similar to a younger scotch Nose: creamy vanilla, caramel, candied toffee and brown sugar. The nose is oh so sweet very pleasant and pretty in depth for a young whisky. I’m pretty sure this is a wheated whiskey as well. Pallet: Just like the Nose the pallet slams home with a big rich vanilla butterscotch and butter cream note, the mouth feel is quite nice and mouth coating, a small hint of brown spices appears. The note of baked cinnamon bread dances along the tongue into the finish. “Chewing” brings out a creamy fruitiness which I enjoyed. Finish: the finish is medium-shot but the after taste is very nice leaving light fruits and vanilla behind. This is a well done wheated whiskey made in KY by IJW distillery. One of my favorite bottles for an amazing price.