Tastes

Tons of sweetness on the nose when I first pour it, vanilla and caramel to me. A little rich and salty, with a small hit of peat smoke but mostly that deep vanilla. Good tail, good burn. Can tell it's a blend but it's rather enjoyable.

Much thinner than black, much less smoke. Alcohol is a little overpowering, standard scotch flavor. Some oak and some vanilla. Pretty underwhelming.

It's like drinking black pepper spice. But also rich. No water, just perfection

Cherries. Cherries on the nose and on the palate. Borderline sharp, only burns sometimes. Makes me think of just good, Middle of the road bourbon, very rich.

Rich, perfect balance between smoke and spice. Spice is subtle and deep, and smoke is more smoke than peak. This scotch might be perfect. So smooth the burn is minimal. It lingers forever. It's a five.

Toffee on the nose and also on the palate, some deep peat smoke underneath that gives it that scotch taste. Rich and oily texture, the spice comes from black pepper and it's a little bit too high-proof so it has a lot of burn, but the richness makes it okay. Needs just a tiny bit of water to cut the burn. Still very nice, love the balance between spice and sweet.