Tastes

Berries and heather, tight and hot, with water it opens up and becomes peppery

Its tight with a dry, peppery finish. Even water does little to loosen it, but you get a little more of the tire fire peatiness. No woody sweetness like you would get with an older whisky. Theres a little underlying coppery funk. Straw color.

Really nice for sipping, its warm, cinnamony, tons of fall character, a little dry at the end, sweet cereal grain and a little honey, super smooth

Smells like warm distillery air and wet flowers, fruit flambee. Soft vanilla up front dries into something toasty and sweet. It warms your chest without burning your tongue.

Cereal malt, honey, seabreeze on a warm morning, light peppery smoke, the smoke comes out a little more as the ice melts and so does a little wood bark and Christmas spice

Okay I was underwhelmed by this initially, but I just absent-mindedly poured a glass over a large cube of ice and I can see where all the praise comes from. It's tightly-packed with a lot of rich toffee and sticky heather, wonderful cereal grain character and a little tiny bit of maritime edge - just enough to dry it out a little. As the ice melts it unfurls and there's a lot more to experience. I get a little more heat, but mostly the flavors are just lengthened. Before the ice melts it's like a port but as it dilutes it becomes more like a red wine.

Straight. Aroma: cereal malt, ether. Flavor: harsh pull from a burnt out pipe, oatmeal, green apple, hay. Finish: dry and spicy. Golden color, lace

Mossy, sweet finish, silky smooth

Smooth, wet flowers, funky pot still character, honey