Tastes

Delicious, I'll leave a more detailed review, but for now, just know that it's delicious.

One of those rich whiskys that impresses me, but that isn't my style, it has a rich and subtle offering of fruits and peat, an amazingly precise myriad of flavours. Maybe it's the spice that put me off, but even if I don't like it, I really do want to dry the Longrow whisky by the same distillery.

As amazing as the Artist's Blend, with a spicy oily lemon start,giving way to a taste of nuts, up to a strong taste of peat that opens it's way to caramalised sweertness, some roasted nuts and a touch of apple that slowly, delicately turns sweet and sour and a little dry.

It's OK... Probably the best Canadian whisky I've had so far (excluding that sortilège by Mondia Alliance... so yummy). It's almost impossible to find decent Canadian whisky in France sadly. (I got to try Crown Royal later... And I'm hoping to try Glen Breton next)

Oh no!! Go away!! Too young, way too young, too sweet, overly bitter, too spicy and what is this peat doing in the middle of this ugly mess? And the finish is dismally short. I'm getting tired of some of these expensive, but awful no-age statement whiskys. Talisker 10 Year is hard to find in France, but I want to get my hands on it, hopefully that will be a lot better.

Spicy, herby, a touch if sweetness, grassy, a bit of malt subtle: nothing to write home about.

It's nice... But it's just another very subtle, sweet whisky with caramel notes, a lot of vanilla, it has it's own unique touch, with some herbs here and there and it's not very oily, more water like in texture (which I found oddly pleasant). I think I want to give Mackmyra Svensk Rök next.

The words "Smooth" and "Mild"pop up again and again here... I was so excited to try this whisky... But there is barely any flavour to it, I feel more or less the same way about this as with The Irishman: I had loads of people go on and on about how this whisky was perfect when I finally try something that is just... so small. I'll stick to RedBreast and Teeling Small Batch.

It isn't the first time where I have found an Irish whisky that I heard hyped up in all the cavistes "You'll like this" "You must try this" "It's amazing" and then I try it... and I am greeted with a faint, quiet, discreet flavour. I expect a vibrant orchestra and instead I hear an old man shouting quietly through a cave. Maybe this whisky is nice... But I just can't taste it (and no I don't smoke and I have a very good palate).

Imagine Nikka from the Barrel, only quite boring, that's how I'd describe Nikka All Malts. I prefer Nikka from the Barrel and Nikka Taketsuru or even Nikka Coffey Grain which isn't one I'm crazy about.