Tastes

Let sit for about a minute. 👀: Very pale gold, transparent, tears evident; 👃: Fruity with slight plum accent, fragrant; 👅: Very sweet, tastes like a dessert, thin and not viscous at all; 🏁: No complexity whatsoever, just SWEET with more SWEETNESS on top of it, not lingering at all.

Let sit for about a minute. 👀: Pale amber with gold hues, fairly oily but with not too many tears until after about 5 seconds; 👃: Sherry influence with fruity overtones, not too overpowering; 👅: Sweetness spikes immediately, not complex at all, fruits abound but only for a couple seconds, very very very delicate like a Dalwhinnie 15; 🏁: Lingers with sweetness like sucking on rock sugar, but disappears quickly, feels like a quick nut (you want it to last longer but it's way too quick)

Let sit for about a minute. 👀: Deep, dark amber with thin legs, thin tears present; 👃: Fresh baked cornbread, Cherry Coke influence, Baking spices at the end of the nose, smells of maturity, hints of vanilla; 👅: Almost can taste the fizzy Cherry Coke, Richness abounds along with waves of vanilla, spicy but disappears quickly; 🏁: Very rich and lingering, spiciness gives way to subtle hints of baking spices. Doesn't seem like a cask strength (at first sip).

Let sit for about 5 minutes. 👀: Pale Golden hues, not too many legs; 👃: Nougat up front with some caramel, cherry, can smell the heat; 👅: Intense in terms of heat, A bit bland and harsh, some baking spices emerge at the back end, Oily like bacon grease; 🏁: Linger is not too pleasant, Might be a good idea to wash your palate clean afterward 😝

Let sit for about 5 minutes. 👀: Dark Golden-Amber, viscous and sticks to the walls, not too much in terms of legs; 👃: Cherry notes up front, baking spices, strong scent of alcohol; 👅: Very smooth at first sip, Heavy fruity and oaky notes abound, Shortbread, buttery toffee; 🏁: Tasty lingering finish, hot at the back end, beautiful.

Let sit for about 5 minutes. 👀: Golden Amber hues, thin legs with tears; 👃: Vanilla-forward with cherry notes, Fruit basket sweetness, Caramel popcorn; 👅: Cherry coke on the front end, buttery toffee, baking spices; 🏁: Smooth and not too lingering, peanut brittle, Apple/cherry notes to finish off the experience.

Let sit for about 5 minutes. 👀: Copper-Amber with long slender legs, tears; 👃: Definitely some spicy notes, Vanilla sweetness, Jam funkiness; 👅: Nice Cherry Coke up front, Vanilla spice and baking spices, Shortbread; 🏁: Smooth lingering finish, hot at the back end.

(Let sit for about 5 mins.) 👀: Clear, light golden hues abound throughout, sheds a few tears; 👃: Very floral and light vanilla notes, typical Nikka; 👅: Very honey-like taste, light and airy, fruity and floral; 🏁: Lingers a bit but dissipates quickly, light smokiness at the back end, beautiful for an 80 proof.

(Let sit for ~1 minute.) 👀: Pale Gold, Surface tension evident, thinnish legs; 👃: Woody, Oaky, Syrupy-Sweet, Fruit Basket, typical Balvenie; 👅: Vanilla-forward with cherry notes on the back end, Cola, 7-Upish; 🏁: Lasting finish, Oaky.

(BEFORE YOU READ ON, THIS IS AN HONEST REVIEW FROM SOMEONE WHO LOVES PEANUT BUTTER. THIS IS MY UNBIASED OPINION.) Let sit for about a minute. 👀: Light golden, slight legs; 👃: Immediate peanut butter and peanut brittle notes, oily scent, peanut-pervasive; 👅: Just like my buddy said, "it tastes like a liquid peanut brittle", all peanut butter; 🏁: Hardly any finish (which might be a good thing), beautiful peanut finish with a little chocolate, could definitely have another.