Tastes
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Edradour 10 Year The Distillery Edition
Single Malt — Highlands, Scotland
Reviewed January 21, 2024 (edited February 17, 2024)Initial pours. It’s kind of a big, jumbled, merky mess, but a good one. Salted, grilled apricots, honey, caramel, and funky, musty sherry notes stand out. Reminds me a bit of the Loch Lomond 12 year, although this is richer. -
Delord Armagnac 25 Year
Armagnac — Bas-Armangac, France
Reviewed January 18, 2024 (edited January 24, 2024)This has 10 years of additional aging over the XO. Same burnt sienna coloring. Semisweet, full and rounded with notes of tannic oak, dried red fruits, coffee, caramel, toffee, cocoa, walnuts, baking and barrel spices. Decadent, sweet, and dangerously easy to drink. -
Delord Armagnac XO
Armagnac — Bas-Armagnac , France
Reviewed January 18, 2024 (edited January 24, 2024)Maybe the color of burnt sienna. I’m thinking this is artificial. Notes of gingerbread, ripe orchard fruit, rich oak, coffee, caramel, crème brulee and hint of barrel spice. Slick, sweet, dangerously easy to drink. -
Cognac Dudognon Vieille Réserve
Cognac — Grande Champagne, France
Reviewed January 18, 2024 (edited January 24, 2024)From a 5cl sampler. Nice step up from the Reserve, quite a bit more robust. Semisweet and silky with orchard fruit, honey, vanilla, lemon peel, minerals, and barrel spice. -
Cognac Dudognon Reserve
Cognac — Grande Champagne, France
Reviewed January 18, 2024 (edited January 22, 2024)From a 5cl sampler. A delicate young cognac. Semisweet and a little silky with a hint of orchard fruit, vanilla, lemon peel, minerals, chalk and just a trace of barrel spice. Seems to be quality distillate. Bodes well for their older offerings. -
Elijah Craig Kentucky Straight Rye
Rye — Kentucky, USA
Reviewed January 15, 2024 (edited May 3, 2024)Nice bit of spicy rye complements caramel, vanilla, baking spices, oak and tobacco notes. A hit of mint and menthol arrive late. Has a little bite. Good baseline rye. -
Benriach The Smoky Ten
Single Malt — Speyside, Scotland
Reviewed January 4, 2024 (edited January 20, 2024)Nose: Honey graham crackers, malt, Nilla Wafers, lightly grill tropical fruit, smoked meats and baking spices. Palate: Creamy, semisweet and fruity with honey, malt, vanilla, baking spices, pepper and smokey hogo. Finish: Long with malt, spices and fruit. Sweet, honied and malty. Sure sits in my wheelhouse. -
Whiskey Del Bac Dorado Mesquite Smoked Single Malt
American Single Malt — Arizona, USA
Reviewed December 31, 2023 (edited January 9, 2024)If you like imitation smoke, bitter spiciness, and a burn in your gut, you might like this. -
Glenfiddich Project XX
Single Malt — Speyside, Scotland
Reviewed December 30, 2023 (edited January 9, 2024)Fruity, apples and pears, vanilla, caramel, toffee, baking spices, some bitter tannins, short spicy finish.
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