Tastes

This would be a solid bourbon if it weren't for the overpowering peanutty funk. Hard pass...

So outstanding that it's almost cruel that there should be so little of it available and that we'll probably never see it's like again.

Smoke from the cask co-mingle with the oaky vanilla and creamy cereal malts giving way to dried black cherries, plums and apricots with flares of rye spice throughout. Probably my favourite Canadian whiskey of all time. Too bad you can't buy this anymore and John Hall has only hinted that he'll be doing a third port cask finish...

I found this to be a pretty standard NAS bourbon. Lots burnt toffee with some rye notes. Thin and dry with a reasonable finish. Good only if it's the only bourbon at the bar and because you won't feel guilty mixing it.

Average-to-good scotch for an an average scotch price. Certainly below the bar Macallan has set for itself, but they'll probably make up for it in volume.