Tastes
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Typical bourbon aroma, deep caramel and oak. Looks really rich, lots of legs on the glass. Heavy vanilla flavor, richness is also there as expected. The creaminess and vanilla reminds me of soft serve. There is an oak hit after the initial sweetness but it's light and spicy, the whole vibe reminds me of dessert. A little sweet for me, but great if that's your thing.
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Super earthy aroma, damp soil and moss. Smells green and alive. The ardbeg velvety richness hits right from the start, creamy and spreading the flavors all around. Heavy peat and spice, and then in between the initial hit and the tail that damp earthy tone hits for just a bit. The flavors are a journey, sweetness underneath the earth tones. The mix is a little discordant, but I still love it. Powerful, rich, weird. God I love ardbeg.The Barrel Thief
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Smells positively heavenly. Sweet vanilla pudding and grain, rich and beautiful. Flavor doesn't live up to the aroma, but is still good. Cane sugar sweetness, super strong with medium thin body and short tail. As I drink it it improves, a touch more complexity, hint of spice. Well done, but I was admittedly a bit disappointed from how it smelled. If you're the DD want a whiskey just to sit and smell though, this is the one to buy.The Barrel Thief
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Kaiyō Japanese Mizunara Oak
Blended Malt — Japan
Reviewed October 19, 2022 (edited February 14, 2023)Light wood and cereal aroma. I'm getting the same banana notes that Chivas regal mizunara gave me, I wonder if that's just what mizunara wood tastes like to me. Pretty creamy, light flavors but blended nicely. Sugar cane sweetness, pretty heavy vanilla, fairly long tail from the richness. Interesting and well blended, but that banana note will just never be for me.
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