Tastes

Nose: Honey, apricot, and lemon. Palette: Creamy and smooth. Bright fruits. Finish: Thick. Lingering honey. So good!

Nose: I often get dill on the nose of many ryes, and this one does it for sure. And green apple Jolly Rancher. Palette: Pretty drinkable. Nice and sweet with classic rye notes. Finish: Finishes as it starts, with a bit of wood spice. A few drops of water rounds it out.

Nose: Smells a little young with alcohol. Sweet yet dry. Palette: Very dry at first. Standard bourbon notes. Finish: Sweetness presents itself. Very interesting, long, and welcome change in the finish.

Nose: Cherry Coca-Cola and soft caramel candy Palette: Cherry and lots of oak Finish: Very rounded for a 10 year old bourbon. Finished dry with a slightly bitter oakiness.

Nose: Vanilla, dusty grain, honey Palette: Apricot, nuts, oak Finish: dry, wood spice I don’t detect the influence of the port. It’s a little flat, though not at all unappealing.

A lot like Ardbeg 10 on the nose. Peaty and sweet with some brine and iodine. Maybe a touch more iodine than the 10. Seaweed and brine attacks the palette. Not as sweet as the nose. Finishes a bit oily and smoky. Not quite as rounded as the 10, but that’s just fine. It’s its own thing. And surprisingly good for five years old.

On the nose I get acetone at first and then dill and a hint of honey. It’s a little bit thin on the pallet. Similar to the smell, but with baking spices. Sweet, but not overly sweet. It’s basically one note. Finishes the same way it starts.

Well… This was unexpected. On the nose, I am mediately get light fruits, pear, and even a hint of dark chocolate underneath. Smells kind of like a scotch and sweet. I despise the mouth feel, though. It has such a weird texture. It has a unexpected bite to it that almost reminds me of carbonation. Very hot and makes my tongue tingle! Also very thin at the same time. Seems like a contradiction, so it is strange, to say the least. Notes of pepper and lemon, with a thin finish. I don’t know what happened with this whiskey, but it’s very unusual. Not really in a good way. I think it’s perhaps very young, which could be a source of some of these issues. Maybe it would be good to mix with?

I thought it would taste more like Wild Turkey, but in my opinion it does not. On the nose and finish it does kind of remind me of Jack Daniels or other whiskeys that use the Lincoln county process, due to the charcoal filtration. I think that removes character from the whiskey. It’s very light and smooth, but with very little finish and very little bite. A little bit of honey and an oily mouthfeel.

On the nose: honey, light fruits, and citrus. On the palette: More honey, and tartness. Starts sweet but finishes dry and a bit tart. Overall, I like it.