Tastes

Redder I believe than the 12 year with lovely ruby tinting. The profile is essentially the same, but it seems the cask comes through a bit more. Dark fruit (cherry, raisin), chocolate, oak, port. Moderately sweet and spicy, rich, woody with a short finish.

Deep amber with reddish hue. Sweet on the nose, but not entirely; port, chocolate, barley, plum. Sweet taste, but not too much so. An old go to given the price.

Golden. Agave, butter, corn nose. Perhaps a touch of caramel or toffee. There’s a hint of spice behind moderate sweetness with flavors of cornbread and light agave. It took some getting used to, as my brain initially fixated on the agave-esqueness of it, but it is growing on me. Not great, or of comparison with my preferred Scotch or bourbon, but interestingly different and surprisingly smooth.

Pear, bourbon, cantaloupe, sherry, pumpernickel. Sweet, woody, fig, caramel, raisin.

Amber. Spiced, caramel aroma. Nothing fancy, one dimensional, but pretty smooth.

Golden. Grain and minimal peat. Some light sweetness but thin over the alcohol. Not bad, but not particularly good either.