Tastes

Nose: stone fruit/nectarine, oil, burning tires, smoke and vanilla Palate: fruity on arrival then the smoke come in and it all blends. Notes of fruit cocktail, smoke, oil, sulfur, underripe peach, and nectarine Finish: vanilla, more smoke, and malty Overall: Great balance of pronounced fruit and pronounced smoke coming together

Batch B1/21, 56.3% ABV Nose: shortbread, orange, and vanilla Palate: shortbread cookie, butter, metallic/copper, dried figs, orange zest, vanilla ice cream, ginger, baking spice, and oakiness. Bold and rich, and only a little hot Finish: dried fruit, nutty, spices, and some bitter oak With water added: softer and less hot for sure, more shortbread and butter and gets sweeter overall. Overall: big, rich and super tasty! Big classic pot still notes, way more baking spice than I was expecting (even gingerbread-like), and complex. I always like the 12 and 15 years, but this is an upgrade in my opinion.

Nose: Lemon, herbal, lemonhead candies, honey Palate: lemon, honey, apple, baking spice, throat lozenge, funkiness, black tea, and herbs Finish: malty and sweet with more of the honey-lemon thing carrying through Overall: A really unique, well put-together single malt at 46% and NCF. Great for changing it up from the typical Speyside/Highland profiles. Definitely great if you like lemon flavored things (like me), but not for everyone.

Nose: Raisin, fig, vanilla, general sherriness Palate: Figs,plums, raspberry, dried fruit, metallic, orange, oak, baking spice, brown sugar/dark honey, touch of sherry funk Finish: Raisin, char, cigar smoke Overall: Great example of an all sherry matured scotch. Rich and fruity

Notes of sherry, vanilla, jasmine tea, smoke, peat, cinnamon and candied apple. The finish is long with more pronounced oil/smoke and sweetness

On the nose: smoke, sea, and a lot of sweet sherry notes On the palate: smoke, peat, BIG sherry influence, vanilla, light brine, campfire, very nice cigar notes Finish: sweet, smoky and still sherried Overall: Islay sweetened and smoothed. A classic for a reason

Rick: L-8 Barrel: 21-06189 On the nose: vanilla, overripe banana, and a touch of baking spice On the palate: banana, vanilla, tootsie roll, that Jack Daniel’s note of coca-cola, some cherry, and light spice notes. Finish: sweet with more pronounced spice and black pepper and a touch of grassiness. Overall: This is super friendly. Not something to pick up for complexity, but a great choice for a simple pour loaded with sweet notes

On the nose: lively nose with notes of orchard fruit, vanilla, and a touch of smoke. On the palate: vanilla, big apple and apricot, honey, sweet and sour, a little bit of citrus/mango, pretzels/ breadiness, salt, and a some light smoke, peat and woodiness. Rich mouthfeel and very full flavored - every last bit of 46%. Finishes slightly peaty. An excellent, full bodied all-rounder and a good deal for a 15-year old.

On the palate: toasted grain, honey, ice cream cone, chocolate, coffee and light spice.

On the nose: smoke, peat, milk chocolate and sweet vanilla On the palate: peat, smoke, brine, touch of citrus, dark chocolate, cocoa powder, ham (RUMMMM HAMMMM?), and sweet vanilla and honey. Finishes very sweet accompanied by smoke and earthiness. The 10 is more refined, but this is a great dram. I like it even better with a touch of water which brings out more sweetness to balance the peat notes.