Tastes

Mustier and older smelling then the flagship. Worlds better on the tongue, tons of spice and wood, high proof flavors. There's a sour sharpness here too that's kind of strange, like a citrus acid or something. Better than the bourbon, but still off balance.

There's a sharp aroma here, something green or starchy. The flavor is there on the tongue too, but over your usual bourbon wood flavors. Something sharper and vegetable. It's interesting, but not my favorite.

Smells positively heavenly. Sweet and rich, molasses and sugar. Same flavor, sweet and rich. Smoke and peat, approaching barbeque. Magnificent.

Has bourbon flavors, but definitely has the mischief rye spice too. They blend perfectly, medium body. Well done.

Perfume on the nose, super interesting. Flavor has the same botanicals, rye spice but reminiscent of gin even. Pretty light, little body, not much bite. Interesting twist on a rye though.

You definitely taste the sake, the rice sweetness shining through. Well balanced richness and burn, but such original flavors. Points for uniqueness, super enjoyable. I love how many dofferent flavors are vying for attention.

Heavy peat but with a discernable tang. Lemon and like tree leaves? Flavor is medium, rich and well balanced, the peat is of course the star but that same green sourness is also there. I'm not really a fan of it in my peat but it certainly is unique and something that I've never tried before.

The sea salt shines here compared to the bourbon, it's your standard rye fare with a big hit of sea salt on the tail. Cool idea.

A well balanced if subdued bourbon. Light caramel and vanilla, all you'd expect. There's a touch of salt from the sea voyage but not nearly as much as their rye. Nicely rounded, quintessential bourbon flavors

Flavors hit me like a truck. Barbeque smoke, mesquite, overwhelming barrel burn and power. A little off balance, but it works more than other high proof firestorms. Definitely get this if you need an eye opener and like smoke.