Tastes

Baking spices and hints of peat smoke with orange peel on the nose. Similar flavors on the palate with a strong pepper finish that is strong and quick.

Cinnamon and baking spice on the nose with hints of maple and orange. Strong taste of cinnamon and nutmeg, orange custard. strong flavors that quickly fade into a warming finish.

Strong and spicy with a lot of oak flavor and hints of maple. Enjoyed the spice without having it be overwhelming. It definitely adds more than it covers up.

Smooth with notes of baking spices and dark fruits. You can tell it’s a higher proof without the burn. Enjoyed that it did have the strong sweetness so many buttons have.

Nose: Carmel, sweetness, raisin, vanilla, brandy, vanilla Flavors: heavy sherry notes, with raisins and stone fruits, creme brûlée and orange custard Finish: short and sweet

Nose: Carmel, cinnamon, nutmeg, orange and vanilla Taste: creamy orange custard, spice, toasted oak tannins, honey and vanilla Finish: sharp and quick, has a faint burn reminiscent of baking spices Doesn’t have the typical maple sweetness that usually turns me away from bourbon. Great tasting dram overall.

Smooth and sweet, notes of fall spices linger in the back but the sweet maple, vanilla, and fruit takes over. Short finish with little burn

Nose: light peat and sea air, reminds me of a blend between Ardbeg 10 and Talisker 10. Apples, pears, and lemons also present. Taste: smoke and peat start, but lighter than I was expecting. Oily and briny moving to fruit notes listed above. Finish: salty and fruity with peat staying on the tongue after. Overall lighter than I was expecting for only aging for 5 years. Good for a daily dram.

Nose: briny smoke, herbs, and little to no alcohol, everything you want from an Islay scotch Palate: salt and smoke start while quickly turning to a charcoal flavor reminiscent of a smoker that has some charred herbs left on the grate Finish: long and oily, it’s flavors stay with you as long as it takes the legs to run down the glass

Nose: salt and spice with hints of fruit Taste: slightly sweet and oily, notes of vanilla and custard with more baked fruit coming through Finish: sweet with notes of sherry then turning sharp and oaky with a salty burn