Tastes

Beautiful nose with forward oak and vanilla. Sweet and inviting but in a more subtle way than other bourbons that advertise their honey-vanilla characteristics loudly. Mouth-feel is deliciously creamy. A blunt oak opening reveals light rye spice and a slight malty flavour that waffles to the back palate. Due to its higher wheat content, the overall character is more medicinal-sweet than spicy. Finish hints at a little wood but doesnt linger, giving the dram a light, refreshing quality. A perfectly pleasant, drinkable gateway drug for the un-initiated into the wonders of whisky, but one that perhaps lacks character and depth.

Nose opens with light citrus peel as well as some honey and floral notes. Light with a slight medicinal tinge. Front palate is immediately bourbon like, ashy with a mellow alcoholic burn that travels up into the nose. In the mid palate it develops into flavours of caramel, citrus and even ginger before revealing a light peaty note signature Highland Park in the back palate. The finish is of a medium length, fragrant and bitter. Tastes to me like a Bourbon with an interesting peaty finish, drinkable but nothing too complex or outstanding.

The nose draws a picture of summer flowers growing aongside grapes, pears, peaches & apricots. The arrival is light and sweet before pleasantly surprising me with a one-of-a-kind swell of warm spiness that brings with it the mid-palate of a wine - sweet-sour with a slight astrigence. In the finish, a touch of rye kicks in together with a "blink-and-miss-it" peek of peat rounding everything off. This one gets better the more you try to enjoy instead of study it. Then it becomes an approachable and unique treat that is sure to impress guests.

The fragant peatiness on the nose creates anticipation as I get charred seaweed and a medicinal smell (the best kind imaginable) on the nose. It's spicy on the arrival but gives way to a subtle sweetness, reminding me of the refreshing qualities of a favourite ale forcefully tempered by the oak from the cask. Words fail the deliciously peaty finish that makes this dram charming or disgusting depending on who you ask. A fiercly complex one-glass dram, this one demands your attention and forces you to decide with finality if peaty whiskies are your thing.

A Sugary caramel-like sweetness on the nose gives way to pungent alcohol vapours, ending with a rye-forward fragrance. Thick and syrupy with mouth-feel mostly concentrated on the arrival, which is slighty salty with hints of orange pith and demerara. Finish is smooth but a little short, save for a lingering oakiness from the barrel. Most of the burn comes from the arrival, which is rye-forward. Mostly drinkable other than some harshness in the front palate. Complex enough to consider mixing; perhaps to conceal some of the flaws that are apparent when consumed straight

Beautiful sweetness of caramel and honey on the nose tempered by the oakey undertone of charred barrel. Makes my mouth water. Deliciously sweet on the arrival before evolving into a beautiful woodiness that carries to the back of the tongue, opening up into light acidity and brine. Smooth and substantial finish with lingering spice from the rye leaving me wanting more. Dangerously drinkable; a beautifully crafted Bourbon that is a treat to the palate.