Tastes

Pleasantly surprised. Smooth, great flavor, and not too harsh given that it's 90 proof (45% alcohol). Great at $18.99 at the AAFES class six. Makes for a great daily drinker.

Very smooth and pleasant. Goes down easy with no bite. Very overt apple like taste. Really good for a blend. Not too happy fond of the price though ($47 here in Texas). For relaxing times, make it Suntory time.

Black Bush was pretty good. Bottle actually smoked when I popped the cork...really intense nose, made me step back a bit. Smooth with very little after taste. Hints of apples in the flavor, nice oily and viscous texture. Better on the rocks or with a drop or two of water.

A great step up from the regular Jameson. Smooth taste with no lingering bite. Very drinkable. Neat makes for a nice, viscous drink, almost oily, that should be appreciated with a swirl in the mouth. A full flavor that has great, semi dark tastes due to the barrels used in the aging. Adding a drop or two of water takes the viscosity away but makes it even more drinkable at the expense of the flavor. Over rocks makes for an easy drink but degrades with the dilution of the cubes. A great buy.

JW's intro blended scotch. Nothing to really note outside of the price. Nose and taste are smokey and peppery to a greater degree than my preference. Great pick up if you want a cheap brand name scotch. Over the rocks and take your time babysitting this one. A little water from the melting cubes will make it a little easier to drink.

Very smokey, you get that right from the start with the peppery nose. Tastes just like it smells. Plain except for the horrendous, fume like taste. A cheap, entry level blend. Supposedly it's marketed as a mixer in Europe. After tasting it, you can surmise as to why that is. The aesthetics of the bottle and the label (it's been in countless movies and books) are probably worth more to me than the actual scotch inside the bottle.

A decent intro to blended scotch. Will surprise you if you've had worse, will fall flat if you've had better. Decent for the $, drink it over rocks.

Real simple taste. Nothing really to write home about. This is my well Whisky and I'll usually have it with cola if I want a quick drink.