Tastes

Nose: herbal notes, earl grey tea, dry moss, fresh cut hay, subtle honey and biscuits Palate: rich, silky, oily. Sweet honey and cream, dry wood campfire Finish: blast of earthy peat up front. Smoke builds after the swallow and lasts forever. In the background; honeycomb, cream, vanilla, candied ginger For a 5 year old whiskey this is amazingly complex, rich, and luxurious

Nose: warm honey, orange peel twist, lemon zest, vanilla icing, molasses ginger snap cookie, oak around the edges Palate: moderately oily - almost silky, warm honey, oak most notable here Finish: vanilla shortbread topped with honey drizzle. Ginger bites. More oak than on the nose, buttery brown sugar, salted caramel. Light citrus is faintly in the background

Nose: apple pie with extra cinnamon, damp seaweed, light earthy peat moss, the early smoke of extra dry firewood, a hint of citrus Palate: thin oil, lighter mouthfeel, sweet apple, cinnamon, campfire smoke Finish: pepper, cinnamon, a touch of brine, lightly medicinal, smooth and creamy smoke lingers with hints of apple and ash

Nose: campfire, smoked damp moss, fresh cedar, dried hay, damp seaweed and salty sea breeze, aged leather book binding, freshly ground cinnamon, Palate: moderately oily, touch of salted caramel, cinnamon, a little heat from the ethanol Finish: caramel rinsed in saline, tobacco, ash and smoke from charred meat, progresses to toasted marshmallows, touch of black pepper, cinnamon gives way to light cherry. Sweetness lingers at least as long as the smoke. An excellent, deep and nuanced dram. Lands more on the side of smoke than outright peat.

Nose: lightly grassy and fruity most prominently apple. Hint of peat and campfire smoke. Palate: thin mouthfeel, hint of ethanol burn, peat comes through early Finish: mildly sour, sweet honey and almond and bitter dark chocolate, smoked peat comes through prominently throughout and lingers longest

Nose: overall subtle and nuanced profile. Peat and clean wood smoke. Trace of crisp sweet green apple. Hints of spices like cardamom and cinnamon with pepper. Aged leather and tobacco. Palate: light bodied but smooth velvety texture. Peat and smoke forward Finish: peat and smoke linger forever. Black pepper forward but subsides. Saline. Late hints of spices from the nose. Overall, wow. Complex and beautifully put together.

Nose: wet grass, earthy/musty peat, brine with a touch of seaweed, hint of over ripe orange citrus, subtle bbq smoke Palate: moderately oily, quite smooth, earthy peat forward with more subtle aged steak Finish: burst of bbq smoked meat and peat, cut grass, late bitter chocolate

Nose: dark chocolate and vanilla, cinnamon, dry wood Palate: moderately thick and oily mouthfeel, molasses, nutmeg, more vanilla Finish: rich oak, candied apple, nutty wood, dusted dark chocolate, late honey, subtle anise tones

Nose: green apple forward, slightly earthy musk, red cherry candy, Palate: smooth and creamy mouthfeel, toffee, pear, hint of toasted wood Finish: sweetbread, toasted oak, subtle return of green apple,

Nose: fresh rye bread with earthy, sour and spicy backdrop. Palate: a little tart, dark red cherry, the earthy and peppery rye comes a little late, maybe a hint of oak, moderate ethanol burn, just oily enough to coat the tongue. Finish: some butterscotch, syrupy coke, with a late touch of candied red cherry Overall there’s not a lot going on and it’s a bit of a stretch to pull out specific tasting notes