Tastes

Nose: mostly oak, honey, apple crumble, caramel and faint notes of acetone. Entry: fairly close to what the notes you'd get on the nose. Exit: unexpectedly spicy. Nutshell: for the retail price it's an ok deal if you can get it, but I'd rather reach for the cheaper and better Weller Special Reserve

Nose: caramel, butterscotch, vanilla, candied apples. Entry: smooth; very close to nose notes along with burnt marshmallows; oak, no spice. Exit:smoky oak. Nutshell: for the price (retail price) this is ridiculously good, must buy at retail

Nose: caramel, butterscotch, toasted pralines, acetone. Entry: butterscotch, burnt oak; spicy. Exit: acetone

This is a better than average whiskey for the price. On the nose, the peat and smoke shines through with faint notes of oak. On the palate, peat and caramel meet the tongue first, then smoke and vanilla linger. Not super refined and still rough around the edges. A splash or two of water opens it right up. If you love peat and don't want to break the bank, can't go wrong with this 12yo, but for slightly more I'd go with a Laphroaig.

On the nose, clove, spices, and dried fruit shine through. On the palate, prominent notes of toffee, cloves, wood, and bubble gum come out unashamed. Finishing notes of bold bitter smoke remain in the palate for a prolonged period. This is not bad for the price. Sharp and strong notes and not smooth or rounded. A few more years of aging would've helped. But again for the price if you like bold whiskeys, the boldness of this will keep coming.

On the nose, the notes are all very faint. But on the palate, overwhelming notes of bubble gum, candy, caramel, with a random undesirable smoke note. I would not recommend this. I would not buy it again. There is no harmony with all the notes.

Peat and smoke dominates the nose, but also has a faint floral note. On the palate, notes of light caramel and more peat. The finish is interesting, I'm picking up some floral and grapefruit (fruity) notes, esp with some water to open it up.