Tastes

Without ice: Aroma is oak casks, vanilla, and slight butterscotch. Taste is neutralized by the oak barrels. Just the taste of alcohol burn going down. With ice: Aroma of slight oak and citrus. Taste is oak, butterscotch and slight citrus. Less of the alcohol burn Overall, the casks negate the flavors of the scotch but it is smooth. Would like to taste a younger aging variant.

orange or amber color: Without ice: Aroma is strong orange in the flavor and very slight sweet whiskey in the background. Taste is strong upfront then dissipates into nothing but flavorless liquid. With ice: Aroma is toned down orange which is almost flat. Taste is less orange upfront, but the weak orange flavor continues through the sip. This would be a good mixer for ginger ale maybe.

Aroma is alcohol, rye, and slight vanilla. Taste is rye and vanilla and aftertaste is sweetness. There is a weak alcohol burn going down. With ice: Aroma of vanilla. Taste is upfront vanilla and very weak rye. Very sweet! Would be great mixing, but great on it's own.

Without ice: Aroma is floral and grain. Taste is floral and grain. Very smooth. Peat taste is there but there no earthy taste. With ice: Aroma is floral. Taste is floral ad the peat taste is more prevalent. It is not earthy or smokey. Very smooth. Could drink regularly, but don't understand the $230 price tag. Would pay $150 at most.

Without ice: Aroma is chocolate and raisins. Taste is oak and not sweet. With ice: Aroma is the port. Taste is oak flavor and sherry.

Without ice: aroma is sherry and slight undertone of oak. Taste is alcohol and sweet wood. With ice: Aroma is sherry. Brings out the oak and sherry flavors. Overall mellow and no peat.

Without ice: Aroma is peat and slight undertone of oak. Taste is oak upfront with a peat aftertaste. With ice: Aroma is faint oak. The upfront oak flavor is decreased and the peat aftertaste is stronger. This is a good lemon lime soda mixer

Without ice: Aroma is typical Crown Royal of rye and alcohol and very slight oak aroma. Taste is the typical crown royal rye and spicy. Hints of oak that slightly tames the rye. With ice: Aroma is strong oak. Taste is neutral and negates the spicy rye. Would be good for mixing.

Island/Islay region. Without ice: aroma is peat and slight pepper. Taste is peat up-front and salt and pepper aftertaste. With ice: Pepper flavor is prevalent and peat aftertaste follow by salt. If I liked the peat flavor this would be my go-to.

Speyside scotch. Without ice: Aroma is alcohol and sweet, but no real noticeable flavors. Taste is wood and buttery sweetness. No real tasting profile. With ice: aroma is wood. Taste of wood and sweet flavor. No after taste or anything come through. The bland taste would make a good "go-to" mixer drink but the price makes it hard to justify buying.