Tastes
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Balvenie The Week of Peat 14 Year
Single Malt — Speyside, Scotland
Reviewed July 10, 2022 (edited August 25, 2022)Nose: A soggy peat campfire, caramel. Palate: RePEATedly having your tongue shoved into a peat bog. Bananas foster. Finish: Sugary, like licking the inside of the tubs of a Cape Cod ice cream parlor. -
Highland Park Magnus
Single Malt — Islands, Scotland
Reviewed July 10, 2022 (edited October 8, 2022)Nose: Medium toasted Aluminum foil. Fresh laundry. Palate: Toasted marshmallow, wet wood. Finish: Charred cigarettes left in a rainy gutter overnight. -
Octomore 07.3/169 Islay Barley
Single Malt — Islay, Scotland
Reviewed December 1, 2018 (edited July 5, 2021)Nose: Like walking into Willy Wonka's candy factory. Cigarette smoke infused hotel room walls. Palate: A bonfire of peat. A rich, syrupy river infused with dreams. Finish: Iodine, salt, wet Islay sand and concrete. -
Laphroaig Triple Wood
Single Malt — Islay, Scotland
Reviewed December 1, 2018 (edited April 14, 2019)Nose: Oak shavings, wood dust, a freshly cleaned blackboard. Toothpaste. Graphite. Palate: Like licking the wooden parquet floor in the Boston Garden after Larry Bird has played a full, sweaty 48 minutes. Tree bark. Finish: The smoke from a campfire sputtering after a brief spurt of rain.
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