Tastes

Neat/water Nose: /. Palate: /. Finish: /. Wife's Comments: .

Neat/water Nose: Oak, orange peel, vanilla/Maple syrup, vanilla. Palate: Smooth, spice, sweet/Too smooth, aromatic, sweet. Finish: Slight warmt, taste fades away, can't detect specific notes/practically no finish either in burn or taste. Wife's Comments: Really sweet. Maple. Maple for sure.

Tried to do notes but couldn't distinguish anything. Bland and characterless. Would not have again.

Indecernible taste difference between blue and black. Not worth the price.

Neat/water Nose: Caramel, orange peel, wood/wood, caramel comes to the fore. Palate: Silky smooth/same. Taste: malt Smoke/subdued. Finish: short, starts with smoke then turns to burnt orange peel/subdued. Wife's Comments: Fresh smell of spring. Sharp with a smooth finish. tastes fresh. with water freshly cut grass Friend's Comments: Vanilla, wood, fruity. sour finish.

Neat/water Nose: BBQ, iodine, Steak sauce, ribs/iodine is gone, reminds me of a cheeseburger lathered with smoked steak sauce. Palate: Oily thickness, slight warmth/Oil gone and replaced with a smooth creaminess. Taste: Delicious smokey BBQ/Charred oak has come to the fore, with a honey sweetness Finish: Short warmth, smoke aftertaste/Smoke still lingers. Wife's Comments: Smells like standing around a BBQ. Tastes like smoked ribs.

Neat/water Nose: Vanilla and malt with a hint of methylated spirits/Clear vanilla notes, malt and methylated spirits gone. Palate: Smooth with a slight creaminess/Smooth. Taste: Bland, no clear notes coming through/Even blander Finish: Short soft burn with no lingering aftertaste/Same burn. Wife's Comments: Immediate notes of vanilla on the nose, as well as cloves and garden plants. Smells like her Aunty and reminds her of home.