Tastes

I think i had high hopes on this one, but i did not have any real reason for those high hopes. This is a whisky that tries to look like an Islay/Island Whisky without achieving the great level of this two scotland regions. Actually it comes from an Island called Mull, and this is the peaty expression of Tobermory. Bottled at 46.3% abv. On the nose it is good. Its peat is exactly like ardbeg or kilchoman. Burnt cake crest, Grapes. Artificial flavor. On the palate, everything goes south. Oak, Pepper; Oily, maybe too much. Tobbacco and a cheap butterscotch. Finish is kind of winey and hot. Overall it seems like this one lacks some balance and a better palate. Overall i give this dram a fair 72 over 100.

A nice story. That is what this dram has. This is a 4.0 because of my scoring system but it surely feels like a 3.5. Well, "Larceny" is an english term for a non violent steal, and has a lock and a key on the bottle, next to John E. Fitzgerald name. Apparently, Heaven Hill discovered that John E. Fitzgerald wasn't a distiller but really a bonded treasury agent, who had the keys to a distillery. The myth says that he entered at night to the distillery and drank from the best casks. But this great story is not all. This Larceny Bourbon is a "wheated" bourbon. That means that it has 51% at least of corn whiskey and the rest is wheat whiskey, not having any rye on it. Well, bottled at 46%abv, tawny color. On the nose, lots of aromas, but not quite spectacular. Typical bourbon aroma but more herbal. Banana very dim not as protagonist as in other bourbons. Brown sugar, Caramel, Herbal vanilla note; Spicy but not a traditional spice: a rare more herbal cinnamon. After 5 minutes it opens to vanilla ice cream and dry cake. On the palate, it doesn't deliver the promise you get on the nose. Bitter dry fruits: Its like prunes but bitter, I don't know how to explain it. Nice body but too bitter, little spicy - ginger; There is some wood influence but is clearly too young. Tobbacco and bitter coffee beans. Finish has a wet raw rice note, very long. Overall this is interesting, might make a great mixer due to its bitterness. I give it a 80 over 100, getting exactly to the 4.0 score, eventhough it feels like a 75 over 100.

I truly believe this is a good whisky, specially for the price. Some might say the 12yo one is better, some will say this one is. I gave the first one a 4.0 and this one 3.5 but only two points are dividing one from the other. (80 against this 78). Bottled at 40%abv, golden color. On the nose is very similar to the taste. Its aroma is not complex but is nice. Almonds/nutmeg, red wine, orange cake, Prunes. There is this dry fruits aroma, the hard dry fruits and the soft ones. Fresh and fruity. On the palate, Honey, Nutmeg, Butterscotch, Almonds and cereal. Creamy, from the grain whisky. Easy, very easy drinkable. The aftertaste is oaky and creamy with a light smoke. Overall i give this dram a 78 over 80. It is very easy drinkable and should be at least a 4.0 but my scoring system, that has benefit a lot of whiskies in the past, now it goes the other way for this fine fair dram.

Oh what a dissapointment. The nose on this dram was magnificent. I thought, ¿will this be another 100 points? But the palate and the aftertaste couldn't live to the aroma. Taiwanese Whisky, sherry oak, my third Kavalan, still not impressed. (I have had the not THAT expensive stuff). Bottled at 46%abv, beautiful mahogany color. On the nose it was perfect. Amazingly complex and super sweet. Strawberries, Red fruits, very winey. Sherried sweet, Toffee, Impalpable sugar, a lovely maraschino cherry juice and a little note of wood polisher. But then... the palate. It felt too young. Sherry, Almomds, Burnt oak, Nutty flavors , Brown sugar. Aftertaste was very short. Also a lot of burning sensations. Not good. Clove spice, some young unmatured oakiness. Maybe liquorice. A little unpleasant. It just needs to mature a little more. Overall i give this dram a 72 over 100, the nose gave the most points on this one. I might just use my oak barrel to age it a little longer; lets see how that goes.

When i bought this one i really didn't know what to expect. I thought, "it is a kavalan so it must be good" but i also thought "if it was good, they would name it Kavalan and not King Car" (which is actually the name of the company that makes Kavalan). Well, all of those feelings come to life when nosing and tasting it. Bottled at 46%abv, tawny color. On the nose is amazing and super interesting. Lots of notes and as time passes it gets better. Orange peel, Candy Impalpable sugar, Citrus Artificial notes, Coffee, Tangerine It surely opens up after a couple of minutes, to chocolate milk and coffee. Even floral notes appear. Caramel. Everything is in here. Full score... BUT.... On the palate is harsh. Tobbacco bitterness. bitter chocolate. Some oaky notes. Spiciness feel sulphuric like red chilli peppers. It is a harsh whisky. Almonds. Mostly bitter. Aftertaste is very short with spicy oak notes. Chilli pepper. Not lovely. Overall, the nose was great, the rest i don't feel the same way. My score for it is 62 over 100. It surely feels like more and it is not a bad dram, just not what you expect.

When you read this i want you to feel my dissapointment. I know what to expect in an Islay or Island Whisky, i hope for it and i found nothing near of that in Jura's Diurach's Own 16 yo. More boring and simple than its very wonderful siblings, Superstition and Origin, made me wonder if Jura should sell the younger models at a higher price and this one at a lower price. Let me get this clear, it is a good dram, just not excelent. Superstition And Origin were amazing. On the nose is very elegant, with Vanilla in a beautiful way and macadamian nuts. Maybe some Caramel BUT ALMOST NO PEAT. No peat in an Islay or Island whisky is like playing soccer without the goal. Nothing else happens on the nose, i can tell you it smells sweet and delicious but no fireworks are fired here. On the palate it has nothing to do with the profile told on the box. It is Hot, rough, with dry brown grasses, woody, nutty, with a long hot finish, not easy to enjoy. The real problem here: it was kind of boring. I had to make it a little better so i tried adding 2 mini drops of water and it helped a lot. On the nose i discovered honey, Caramel and Chocolate, without firing fireworks either. On the palate it was most improved, releasing all this beatiful spicyness that dance all over your mouth, resembling like licking a "crazy dips" lollipop, but in this case the spices (ginger and black pepper) are the ones that "sparkle" in your tongue.There is also a tobacco note on the palate after adding water. Finish is long, full bodied. bottled at 40% but is very rough very oily, no Islay or Island profile at all. Its color is chesnut. Overall it is a good whisky, but not the ultra mega great whisky i was hoping it to be. Maybe its my fault for having great expectations, but it was because its two predecessors were amazing.

Beautiful bottle. Beautiful tv series. Not so great whisky. This Johnnie Walker White Walker edition is a special limited edition with a Game Of Thrones theme. The most interesting thing is that it is highly collectible and when you put it on the freezer the whole bottle reveals an icy format, and the words "Winter is Here" appears. Nice packaging. Bottled at 41.7% abv, pale straw color. Well.... this is grain whisky. It smells like grain whisky and tastes like grain whisky. On the nose: grain whisky profile. Corn, vanilla, fresh fields of corn, grass, a cheap citric note and a very dim note of chocolate. On the palate, same grainy profile: Herbal, Grassy, Lots of grain, Oily and creamy, Corn, it feels Very young, Malty, Chocolate. Aftertaste is short with ginger spice. Overall its like an alternative to Johnnie Walker Red Label, a very young whisky with lots of grain influence. Best to keep the bottle closed for your collection and nothing more. 62 over 100.

I was eager to get my hands on this expression since it intrigued me to see a sherried JW. Actually it was pretty good for the "almost nothing" price that they ask for it, and it was an interesting dram since the nose its actually not sherried at all. Bottled at 40%abv On the nose this one was maritime. Salt, Strawberry, Heather, laundry detergent, Sandy Beach. Actually pretty interesting. On the palate sherry appeared, a sherried sweetness, some grape juice and ginger. The aftertaste was salty and coastal. Reminds me of some sherried islay's whiskies. Not complex at all, easy drinkable, interesting without changing my life, i give this dram a 72 over 100.

It is absolutely dissapointing. This is a $1.000 dollar bottle. And i would not even pay $40 for it. Bottled at 40%abv, Nas, blended malt scotch whisky... tawny color, most certainly colored. You know i give high scores to good whiskies, this is not the case. On the nose it wasn't that bad, Honey, Hazelnut, red apples, Cinnamon, Maple syrup, Lemom after a while. Reminds me a little of japanese whiskies.Artificial aroma, Like sugar caramelized in excess. On the palate starts Hot and bitter. After 2 seconds some brown dry chocolate cake appears. Burning sensation comes from a spice. Definitively liquorice in an unpleasant way. Finish is mouth drying, a little bitter. Aftertaste with a simple cheap pepper. Overall i give it a very fair 62 over 100. For a thousand bucks.... man, what can i tell you....

This blended scotch was intended for the USA, and when you nose it for the first time you'll realize they tried to mimic the Jack Daniels No.7. If you pour Jack Daniels no 7 and this in two glasses, you might have a hard time to figure which one is the Johnnie Walker. Actually, Jack Daniels is a little better. it has the same Grape aroma but the peatyness is different, because Jack Daniels is made of charcoal and JW made of peat, making the smoke aroma a little different. On the palate is hot, Oily, Salty, Smokey, with a very distinctive wheat flavor. the finish is short-medium with nice spicy sensation, but small bodied. It is a nice Scotch, intended to steal some of Jack Daniels Market in Usa.