Tastes

Two fingers neat in a stemmed nosing glass. Pours a nice golden amber. Smells like fermenting bread with a sourdough character, plus a distinct hint of the sweetness to come. Decent bit of oak, with earthiness and resinous character from the wood. Bit of peppery spice, with some solvent notes. Sweet and spicy! Honey and sugar with a hot hot zip of alcohol, leading to a long, warm, numbing finish. I swear I've had gentler whiskey at cask strength. Acidic and oily, coating the mouth with a heated blanket. Long hot finish moving from the mouth to the throat and beyond; some deep cooling breaths help balance the heat, and bring some dark cocoa along with the ghost of sweetness. Szechuan peppercorn numbness lingers long after the last sips. Overall, not a favourite of mine... Lots of character to the point of being brash and abrasive, with the sweetness trying to soften an otherwise weighty blow. I wouldn't get another bottle at Onterrible prices...

Neat in a glencairn, wanted to try some before I crack my bottle... got lucky and found it at a local bar. Deep copper colour, matches the copper label! Big spicy rye, rock candy, and dusty oak on the nose. Sweet syrupy taste, not maple but like a sweet malted rye bread. Caramelized brown sugar, and spicy too. Syrupy and oily, with a looong medicinal finish. Really tasty. Get some while you can.

Neat in a glencairn, got a bottle as a gift. Awfully dark golden colour for a NAS whisky... Buttered toast and a wet grainy smell, with the faintest hint of floral notes. Light light light on the palate! Reminiscent of an Irish whisky, with a honey roundness and some mild oak on the finish. Not my favourite dram, just a bit too mild (bland?) for my taste. But I'm weird... so give it a shot if you want.