Tastes

Strong. Crisp. Green fruit from nose to finish. Nose: a bit to sharp from the high APV bottled at 50%. Incredibly aromatic with strong green fruit. Palate: is in attack mode as well but has a sweetness to it. Finish: long, fruity, almost bittersweet, slightly salty. Not a passive drink but hits the spot. $17/pour, $51/bottle

The entryway into scotch. A smooth and soft scotch. The Nose is not strong but green apples rule. Palate: hits the tongue watery and smooth. A warm earth and fruit taste, with a spice that greats you as you swallow. Finish, is spicy, and medium length. $20/pour, $60/bottle

The environment made it difficult to focus. Sweet and smoky nose. The palate was mixed, unable to differentiate at my current tasting level. Strong smoke on the way down (20 ppm), seemed to be short of flavor. The finish was saddeningly quicker than expected. Yet there is hope in a second tasting on this classic malt. $16/pour, $55/bottle

Sherry thru and thru. Nose is full, sweet, and inviting. Fruity with a little friendly spice. Palate is soft, not complex, similar to the nose, a sweet fruit with a friendly spice at the end. Finish is not long but very pleasant. $17/pour, $70/bottle.

Lightly peated (2-3 ppm) the nose is bright with a caramelized sweet but slightly aggressive fruit. The palate was lacking, some earthy notes, darker flavors that were hard to distinguish. No peat till the backend, and on swallowing the peat shows it’s face again coming up through the nostrils. The finish is slightly smoky, but seemed to lack in other flavor notes. Decent, and a good little initiation into peat, but way to overpriced for me to return to. $20/pour, $80/bottle

50% alcohol, so strong smell and initial punch, yet super fruity all the way through, complex and keeps you curious the whole way through. Nose: possibly to strong initially, fruity, caramelized green apples Palate: Green apple, earthy, yet sweet. finish: slow, stays probably because of the high %, a great slow finish. $17/pour, $55/bottle