Tastes

(Good Spirits Co. Glasgow – Virtual Whisky Tasting, 22 July 2022). Nose: Tropical fruit, honey, citrus, currants, sweet, yeasty, Danish pastry, kid's sweets Palate: Fresh, zesty, orange, citrus, tropical fruit (mango), jelly baby sweets, orchard fruit (peach & apple), black pepper, char, wisp of peat Finish: Long finish. Sweet, char, damp peat, citrus, milk chocolate, candied lemon peel, waxy 1 of 2,661 bottles Vatting of 2015 distilled peated and unpeated whisky Bottled in 2022 Ex-bourbon, 15-months finish in 195 litre Paul Launois wine barriques There's a lovely citrus sweetness, with a backbone of char and hints of damp peat. This is a wee cracker of a dram - youthful, layered and complex for a 7y/o whisky. Came first out of the six drams, with 53% of the final vote for favourite of the night. 94% of those present said they enjoyed the whisky.

(Good Spirits Co. Glasgow – Virtual Whisky Tasting, 22 July 2022). Nose: Alcohol, floral, furniture polish, summer fruit Palate: 'Hot', cracked pepper corn, chilli, green apple, lemon, vanilla, light and clean, tropical fruit Finish: Medium long finish. Oak, dark chocolate, souring fruit, sweet oak char, lemon Pledge Quite a hot, young tasting dram. There's a load of sour fruits, black pepper and spices. Sour on the aftertaste. Young and a little harsh. There's some promise in the taste and it might become a decent dram if left to mature a little longer. Not yet ready to my palate. Concerto barley 60% 1st fill Ex-Tennessee whiskey casks / 25% 1st fill ex-Oloroso casks / 15% refill Scotch whisky casks 1 of 8,000 bottles Matured for 3-years in their dunnage warehouse Came joint fifth out of the six drams, with 0% of the final vote for favourite of the night. 47% of those present said they enjoyed the whisky.

Nose: Dried fruit, apricot and raisin, coffee Palate: Apricot jam, coffee, espresso, fruit cake, sherry, dark chocolate, toffee apple Finish: Long finish. Crème brûlée, toffee, burnt sugar, apple. Coffee notes with sugar on the aftertaste. Christmas in a glass! This is a delicious sherry bomb. Unctuous dried fruit, apple and coffee. No hint of lingering alcohol for all its 57.4% ABV. Great dram! Cask No: 406 Bottled for Nickolls and Perks Distilled: December 2006 Bottled: November 2019 at cask strengt Fully matured for 12 years in a single refill sherry hogshead 1 of 272 bottles

Nose: Floral, sweet, lemon dish soap Palate: Light & fruity, grapefruit, melon, apricot, Biscotti biscuits, fruit syrup, vanilla ice cream Finish: Medium short finish. Sweet, gristy, baked goods, buttered corn This is a decent grain whisky. Sweet, fruity and syrupy. Loads of bourbon notes. Generally OK.

Nose: Baked pudding, apple pie, nuts. Palate: Creamy, tropical fruit, toasted almond, papaya and mango Finish: Long finish. Chai spice, coconut, coffee and dark chocolate. Menthol on the aftertaste. Tasty, creamy and fruity. Dangerously easy to drink at 58.8% ABV! You don't notice the alcohol creep up on you. This is a very tasty dram. Ex-bourbon barrel 1 of 290 bottles

Nose: Dry wood, toffee, orange Palate: Dry wood, cinnamon, clove, light spices, white pepper Finish: Medium finish. Dark chocolate coffee beans, sweetens on the aftertaste. Woody and tannic, coffee and dark chocolatey. Quite one dimensional, but tasty enough. OK, but unremarkable.

Nose: Orange, toasted oak, chocolate, menthol Palate: Iced pastry, jam, oak, sweet, spice, banana Finish: Medium long finish. Sweet, cinnamon, light smoke, caramel, milk chocolate This is a very sweet and lightly spicy dram. Chocolatey and milky, with loads of sweet fruit and spices. It's not a particularly adventurous dram, but tasty and quaffable. A session whisky.

Nose: Salt/saline, smoke, ash, char, peat, rose/floral Palate: Almond, walnut, plum/raspberry, cranberries, dark chocolate, raspberry, dry wood shavings. Very dry and spicy. Finish: Medium long finish. Clove, allspice, salt. Extremely dry smoke, wood shavings and almond. Light berry wisps. This would be a session whisky, but it's just a little too dry. Nutty and oaky, coastal saline, smoke and peat, with a good amount of tart berry sweetness. A decent (very dry!) dram.

Nose: Dried tropical fruit, cough medicine, floral, cow dung, pear drops and strawberry bonbons Palate: Cherry sweets, red liquorice, vanilla, brandy, white wine, black pepper, cinnamon, unripe banana Finish: Medium finish. Pineapple, coconut, chocolate, Cognac/Armagnac, black pepper This does not taste like a whisky at all. Fruity and spicy, with more brandy flacvour than whisky. The cow dung hints on the nose are pretty awful, but not to distraction.

Nose: Summer berries, sweet, hints of ash, cut wood Palate: Berries, very sweet, icing sugar, black pepper, wood, tannic, floral, peach Finish: Medium finish. Strong alcohol, apple pie and custard. Souring and drying on the aftertaste 1 of 323 bottles Distilled: June 2007 Bottled: Dec 2019 Finish: Flam Winery wine barrel, Israel Very sweet, floral and sugary. Too alcohol heavy, souring and tannic on the aftertaste.