Tastes

On the palate: peat, smoke, brine, candied/cooked down red fruit, black pepper and honey and finishes sweet. Light peat and sweetness with that ocean brine character thrown in. The sweetness, smoke, and big brine and black pepper notes can certainly lend to barbecue flavors or sweet sausage. Overall, a killer dram

Smoky, peat, brine, honey, lemons and fresh fruits

Big sherry, honey and berries on the nose. On the palate: big sherry influence. Notes of raisin, plum, fig, melon, honey, a little bit of oak and chocolate. The quality to price ratio is excellent and this a great affordable blended malt for fans of sherry cask

Sweet on the nose with aromas of banana, vanilla, cinnamon and oak. The palate mirrors the nose largely. Notes of caramel, a touch of mint, overripe banana, cinnamon, vanilla (like Nilla wafers) and finishes semi sweet with a touch of chocolate on the back end. A sweet and classic wheater, and a classic for a reason

Re-reviewing a standby. Not my #1 favorite, but always happy to have it On the nose: cherry, corn flakes, vanilla, caramel, and just a little spice On the palate: a darker sweetness for a bourbon. Notes of brown sugar and black tea (southern sweet tea), somewhat rounded oak, cherry/dark fruit, and ends with a light spice, tannin, and char.

Smoke and rounded sherry sweetness up front lead into notes of smoke, vanilla, and fresh fruit and brine and sweetness on the finish. And a finish that lasts a good long time at that. The rounded, mellowed Islay

Majorly oaky up front leading into a complex middle with notes of vanilla, cinnamon, rye, coconut, brown sugar and anise. Finishes semi-sweet with a nice cinnamon spice. Very complex and well-balanced, though maybe a little thin/mild in quality of flavors. I personally look for a bit more punch and boldness in my bourbon, but if you’re looking for something smooth, easy and complex this is a winner

Classic beam on the nose. Reminiscent of Knob Creek. On the palate: huge oak, char, and tannin with some spice and then goes sweeter in the finish with a final caramel flourish. Definitely Beam DNA, and it’s not bad, but not something to go hunting for either.

Notes of honey, raisin and plum from the sherry cask, light oak and spice and chocolate/chocolate liqueur

Big oak and caramel up front lead into cinnamon and baking spice, orange and some nuttiness/pecan notes and finishes spicy and sweet