Tastes

When I think of this juice ending up in the Ardbeg casks, I think of the Tom Waits lyric, “And you take on the dreams of the ones who have slept here.” I imagine the souls of the grains have fever dreams of being Vikings and pillaging villages. This is as good of a spirit as you can buy at a reasonable price. Get it before it’s gone.

I broke down and bought a bottle. I’ve been meaning to anyhow. Hue: .5 — I remember HP12 being redder and darker, then again I was in a dark room. Maybe I had a 15. I wish it were darker. Nose: 1 — Amazing nose. Twizzlers. Sweet. Malty. Just beautiful. One of my favorites. Taste: .75 — Ever so slightly pinched. Harmed by a splash o’ water. Don’t ever water HP12. It’s 43% as it is. No need (PS... do what you want don’t listen to me. Water highlighted some tannins that I didn’t notice while neat.) Finish: 1 — Oddly better on the back end. Smokey paper, tobacco, some mushy fruit I can’t place. Plum? Persimmon? Overall: 1 — A very good compliment to any collection. If you want to toughen up your palate without blowing out your olfactory/taste buds, this is an enjoyable set of training wheels. Also a great intro to peated malt scotches. Not intimidating. Easy to drink and enjoy. A good way to end the day. Hey @adamn, I just realized we can @ mention each other. I’m going to address all my future tastes to you.