Reviews

Nose: nutty, malt Palate: orange juice, oak, white pepper Finish: short. White pepper and orange blossom With water no change. Different. A little hot.

Nose: butterscotch hard candies Palate: vanilla Finish: oak, white pepper, marzipan With water: no change. Simple and inoffensive. (Flaviar Advent Calendar)

Nose: cedar, bright red fruit, cough syrup, walnuts Palate: cheery cough syrup, mixed nuts Finish: oak, red pepper flake With water: intensifies the nuttiness (Flaviar Advent Calendar)

Nose: smoke, dark sweets Palate: salted caramel, peat Finish: tobacco smoke, chipotle chilis With water: brings some unexpected nuttiness on nose Not a bad blend for rhose who like a little peat. Proof is nice. (Flaviar Advent Calendar)

N: rich, earthy anise and golden raisins. P: dark fruit syrup a s fruit cocktail F: slicy, dry, dried red peppers With water develops a maple syrup character. A little hot at 45% so thats why its not a 4 outta 5.

Cloyingly sweet butterscotch. Some char. With water a puff of smoke. Waaay to sweet for my tastes. (Flaviar Advent Calendar)

Nose: pralines, butter, sting of alcohol Palate: vanilla, citrus, oak Finish: black pepper and a hint of frwsh red fruit. Cinnamon red hots. Gets sweeter with H2O. Runs hot for the proof. (Flaviar Advent Calendar)

Nose: chocolate, licorice, varnish, caramel corn Palate: baking spices, pepper, vanilla frosting, butter, molasses Finish: faint oak and baking spices With water this also develops a pastry-like quality. Not too shabby! (Flaviar Advent Calendar)

Nose: apples, barley, cedar, maple syrup with time Palate: barley malt, vanilla, hint of hazelnut Finish: short, clean, orange pith A little thin. A little hot. But sweet and inoffensive. I’ll happily drink it but wont go looking for it to buy. Edit: on rocks it gets pleasantly creamy. This is better with a cube. (Flaviar Advent Calendar)

Nose: barrel char, wet stone minerality, caramel, ethanol Palate: orange blossom, vanilla, stone fruit, nutmeg, white pepper Finish: leafy green vegetables, spearmint, white pepper With water: vanilla frosting. The empty glass retained hints of jasmine (Flaviar Advent Calendar)