Tastes

Light caramel color, then caramel and vanilla on the nose with slight stone fruit. Follows through on the palate with the caramel, initially mellow, with some fruit-forward honey notes, plus a touch of spice, then the smoke kicks in, and it trails back off to a nice long sweet finish. Very pleasant!

Red amber color. Apricot and amaretto on the nose. Creamy, then cinnamon and mild fruits. Mellow long finish with some nutty bitterness and spice.

Immediate scent of ripe pears and spices. Medium amber color with a reddish hue. Smooth and sweet on the front, hinting of its bourbon cask. Layers of citrus and spicy fruits. Medium hot and spicy finish with a fine linger on the palate.

Wow! The deep caramel amber color is immediately a surprise. It looks like maple syrup. The nose is rich, sweet scents of dark carmel, toasted marshmallow, molasses, and a bit of rich fruits. Sweet on the palate, but not as overwhelmingly as expected after the color and smell. More rich sweet tastes, then a smokey hit that's right at home, finished with a mild spicy heat.

Beautiful deep amber color. Cookies and toffee on the nose. Sweet taste, with more cookies, and a hint of rich fruits. Pleasant hot finish. Nice drinker, if still a little one-note.

Not particularly exciting, but not bad either. I find it sort of generically scotch-y. If I wanted to introduce someone to scotch without overwhelming them, I might start here. Pretty mellow across all the tasting notes -- some vanilla, some peat, some smoke, some brine -- but it's like someone set all of the equalizer knobs to medium. It would benefit from peaks and valleys.

Butterscotch nose. Beautiful deep amber color with a touch of red. Thin slow legs. Butterscotch or caramel again on the palate, but the sweetness gives way quickly to savory bitter spice and heat. Sweetness comes back again to linger.

Sugar cookies, berry fruits, and light floral scent. Deep amber color, coats the glass. Smooth drink, more sugar cookies, then a touch of spice, finished with a woody malty tone and a medium linger on the palate.

Nose is maybe apple and vanilla, but I struggle to get past a hot medicinal note. Medium amber color with slow-forming legs. Immediately sweet vanilla taste, then a rather harsh oak and burn. Lingers pleasantly for a long time after the punch in the face. How appropriately Irish!

Smell of pear and green grass. Straw color. Coats the glass, then thin legs. Sweet amaretto with a light smokey peat, then bitter citrus rind and chili spice.