Tastes

Drinking neat: Salty, honeydew melon, lemon meringue, chile spice, dessert wine, fruitcake, charcoal, lighter fluid. Drinking this right after Hazelburn, I'm surprised how poorly it compares. Springbank's nose is nice but Hazelburn's is glorious. Hazelburn's flavor is rich and full while Springbank's seems slightly watered down. Hazelburn's finish is sharp and hot while Springbank's is easy drinking but kind of watery. Overall Springbank is a nice easy drinking whiskey. Worth a try, not a buy.

Drinking neat: Floral, fruity, white cake, frosting, tobacco, lemon meringue, spice, young oak, honeydew melon, burnt sugar, dessert wine, cologne. A sugar sweet whiskey with a big glorious floral/melon nose. Somewhat short with a sharp hot finish. The nose is irresistible and I can't get enough. The taste is enjoyable but I can't say I'm blown away by it. It's worth trying but not buying.

Big earthy peat, bandaid, ginger, clorein, lime meringue , leather, cereal, sea air, mesquite, honey, ham, sharpie, corn bread malt backbone.

Cinnamon oats, spicy oak, burnt sugar, stewed fruits,candied yams, mint, floral, plant, potpourri, vanilla. It's hard to find distinct aromas/flavors. It's muddled, like liquid burnt sugar and spices. I might have to revisit this one.

Drinking neat: Huge decadent sherry bomb, chile/mango Mexican candy, fruit rollup, dark cherry, musky spicy wood, fruitcake, stewed fruit, raisin, potpourri, candle, vanilla custard, burnt sugar, cigar leaf. Extremely rich and oily, long spicy finish, dangerously drinkable.

Bbq pork, oak, burnt popcorn, brown sugar, cologne, brandy, sugar sweet, easy drinking, long spicy finish

Pencil shavings, dusty oak, eggnog, Christmas spice, maraschon cherries, vanilla, orchard fruits, burnt caramel, glue, brandy, spicy rye, sugar sweet, hot spicy finish. Decent, it's the perfect holiday winter warmer with its egg nog, Xmas spice, and orchard fruits. It's noticeably hotter though than the +62% ABV Bookers I recently had. Definitely worth trying.

Honey, peat, floral, honeydew, herbal, musky oak, hints of sea brine and smoke, spice, very light and muted, like Oban 14 but with more burn. It's worth trying but not worth buying

Drinking neat: Apple cider, honeydew, herbal, floral, earth, mesquite, beeswax, oak, honey, extremely easy drinking but almost muted. It's enjoyable but I can't get away from the fact that it tastes like I added an ice cube or two to it.

Drinking neat: Lots of spicy cedar, musky oak, burnt caramel, buttered cinnamon toast, creamed corn, oily and decadent, easy drinking for it's proof, very spicy like a rye. Dangerously drinkable but I'm not so sure it tastes/smells much better than a Woodford Reserve or a Old Grand Dad BiB.