Tastes
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Nose: burnt rubber, hardware store (smells like Bunnings!), petrol, sweet agave underneath, pepper overrided by rubberiness, freshly cut wood, roast meat/vegetables, Palate: punchy. Pepper, followed by punchy hardware store, backed up by some fruity sweetness. Sweet, leathery and roast meaty lingering finish.
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Olmeca Altos Plata Tequila
Tequila Blanco — Los Altos, Jalisco, Mexico
Reviewed February 7, 2021 (edited July 11, 2021)Nose: salty burnt caramel, rockmelon, capsicum, lime, gamey meat. Very interesting developing nose. Palate: some punchy heat but still very smooth, peppery and vegetal, meaty, rounded out with agave sweetness, slight burnt toast finish. -
El Jimador Reposado Tequila
Tequila Reposado — Tequila Valley, Jalisco, Mexico
Reviewed February 6, 2021Nose: lots of black pepper! sweet agave, brown sugar, oak and vanilla come through after resting for a few minutes. Slight citrusy freshness and faint mustiness. Palate: smooth but watery, pepper, some faint fresh vegetal notes (rocket) . Perfectly fine but just not impressive. Tastes like a non-offensive, watery tequila. -
Compass Box The Peat Monster
Blended Malt — Scotland
Reviewed January 23, 2021 (edited December 23, 2023)Nose: smoky ham, Vegemite, slight honeyness underneath, barley/grain, tar, earthy mustiness. Initial punchiness fades to smooth, savoury flavours. Light fruitiness, ashy smoke, very slight bandaid. -
Del Maguey VIDA Mezcal
Mezcal Joven — Oaxaca, Mexico
Reviewed July 13, 2020 (edited January 10, 2021)Smoke, agave, citrus, salt, rotten fruit, rubber, earthy compost, off white wine, hardware store, acetone, oil rag, Mexican ranch, apple cider vinegar on the nose. Nose reminiscent of Islay whiskey. Peppery, hardware store, pine, sweet smoked BBQ meat. Smells and tastes like a nostalgic trip to Bunnings: potting mix and concrete floors and industrial tools. -
Plantation Pineapple Stiggins' Fancy Rum
Flavored Rum — Multiple Countries
Reviewed July 7, 2020 (edited December 23, 2023)Real juicy pineapple, almonds, vanilla, marzipan bitterness, dried apricot on the nose. Sweet, creamy and smooth pineapple dominated palate with molasses, some black tea tannins and barrel spices, perfectly balanced. -
Acetone/menthol/pickling vinegar, apples and pears, cherry, oak, dark chocolate, vanilla, toasty malt, corn on the cob, slight wood smoke, pecan pie, hard toffee, musty tobacco, salted caramel on the nose. Sweet and punchy on the palate, hot spicy wood finish. Slightly spikey and lacking in mid tones.
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Hellyers Road Original 10 Year Single Malt
Single Malt — Tasmania, Australia
Reviewed April 18, 2020 (edited November 30, 2021)Floral, light fruit, slightly musty, sweet fresh pear, citrus, honey, white wine, burnt toast, spice stewed apple, delicate milk chocolate fresh creaminess, oak. Smooth and sweet, delicate fruit, smooth and smokey spiced wood, malty toast. Incredible whiskey. -
Glenmorangie The Original 10 Year
Single Malt — Highlands, Scotland
Reviewed April 2, 2020 (edited May 8, 2020)Floral, delicate musty wood, nectarine and stone fruit, fresh citrus, vanilla cream biscuit, honey. Sweet oily honey, delicate lingering wood spice finish.
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