Tastes

There's definitely a sweetness coming from the wine and sherry casks. Also woodiness though not the strong oak that comes with many other whiskies. I found it benefits from either a splash of water or maybe an ice cube just to dial it down a notch. It's a nice easy sipping whisky.

I like this one. A few drops of water cooled it off enough to allow the subtler tastes to come through. It's a darker whisky presumably due to the sherry cask. It has a rich full taste, with slight sweetness. I also get a hint of peat or smoke, which I normally avoid, but in this case it's not dominant. The label is slightly different: It's Three Wood but in a gold font on a dark green background, with "Rich and Elegant" below it. I'm assuming it's the same variant.

I like this one! It's a bit on the sweet side, and there is a nice mouthfeel, a richer taste, presumably from the rum barrels. Little alcohol burn. Otherwise it has the oakiness and vanilla notes I like, with no peat or smokiness. And the price is great. I will buy this again.

I don't catch a lot of the tasting notes from the reviewer, but I do think it is relatively sweet. I also notice the "toast" aspect -- not quite smoky, definitely not peaty, but a slight burnt element. Interestingly, I do not get the oakiness that I thought would accompany a whiskey aged in charred oak barrels. Overall, I like it but I don't love it.

[Price is for a half bottle, 375 mL] Good but not outstanding. I get the usual high notes of oak and vanilla, with maybe some honey or something sweet. Not a "heavy" whiskey and no smoke or peat. Very smooth to drink esp. with some ice and a splash of water -- very easy to over-dilute it though so go easy on the water.

I noticed the rum right away in how it changed the tasting notes of the typical whiskey. There's more of a caramel sweetness to this, and not the usual vanilla + oak that seems to go with most whiskies I try. It's a nice sipping whiskey though I found it does better with an ice cube and a few drops of water. Net, I like it but I've had other rum or Caribbean inspired whiskies I preferred.

I get oak and vanilla taste notes. It starts off sweet but there's almost a stony, metallic note that comes up from behind and cancels the sweetness. This was a gift from a friend who had it in his bar for a while, so perhaps it wasn't stored in the proper conditions. It's okay but I don't enjoy this one straight; I think it will be used for whisky sours and the like.

I try not to read the flavour profile until after I've put together my thoughts, but I definitely agree with it being spicy. I needed to taste it with an ice cube and a splash of water to tone it down enough to get at the flavours. Sweetness for sure, and oak, but I don't get vanilla from it. There is a darker "rummy" component that I think comes from the bourbon barrels. It would probably work well in mixed drinks where you want the whiskey to deliver a lot of the "punch" in the final taste.

Charred oak hits first, followed by a touch of sweetness though not as much as some other whiskies. It's not smoky or peaty though. I don't get any vanilla either, which is often associated with Irish whiskies. I'm not a bourbon drinker but there's another distinct flavour note that I think is due to the aging in bourbon barrels. It's not my favourite Irish whiskey but it's not bad for the price.

For a "chocolate malt" whisky, it is not very sweet. I do taste a note of cocoa but this is by no means a dessert whisky. There's a bit of oak and vanilla, and no smoke or peat; it's almost bland once you give it a splash of water. It's okay, but I feel like the "chocolate" on the label is misleading because overall it doesn't contribute much to the tasting, and there's not a lot else to make up for it. There are other whiskies I would go back to before this.