Tastes

Phenols at 35 ppm. Aged in ex-bourbon casks for 10+ years. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=-U8me62kZEY ; https://youtu.be/vf3QkrOn2OI. Pronounced kyaw-bin-och. A smoky and earthy aroma with flavors that include some pepper, an earthiness, malt, vanilla, and light citrus. There is a nice sweet, honeyed, finish and, not my comment, but "warm salted butter" fits this well. The only drawback for me is a lingering bit of seaweed on the palate.

MB: 72/18/10 corn, rye, malt. Aged 12 years. #4 barrel char. (Brown Forman) Aromas of mint (and something related), butterscotch, and wood. I can definitely taste the wood in this whiskey. Butterscotch and vanilla/caramel also are on the palette, with some bitterness in the aftertaste. Overall this tastes a bit thin to me, like all Old Foresters. That and the bitterness really kill the overall flavor and finish.

Barreled in first fill bourbon and finished in sherry casks. https://youtu.be/WaDcOhX4Tzs. https://youtu.be/jdAjPbgmtXk. Smells, and tastes a bit, like bailed hay (shortbread also makes sense), and it is quite smooth. A rich flavour and the aroma is fruity, with vanilla shortbread and some brown sugar.

30-35 ppm phenols. Aged in refill ex-bourbon casks. Aroma: smoky with a bit of brine/seaweed, flint, light vanilla, fennel, and sandalwood (or some kind of woody incense) Palate: Woody, ginger, vanilla, light fruit, oily Finish: a minimal finish with wood and a hint of ginger and pepper Overall: subtle (for a smoky scotch), with water the spicy notes are more noticeable from the palate through the finish (but being very light do not add more than a few drops of water)

Phenols at 8 ppm. Nose: light fresh fruit: apple/pear, sweet/sugar aroma, smells somehow like a field Palate: honey, ginger, wood, oily, beeswax?, slight bitterness Finish: ginger and light sweetness lingers, there is a light tea note as well Overall: complex with little of any obvious peat; well worth a try Add some water to enhance the aromas and pick out more flavors Probably aged in both ex-bourbon and ex-sherry casks. (Clynelish used to be one of the two distilleries, with Brora).

MB: BT #1. Aged 8-9 years. Barrel char #4. (Sazerac - Buffalo Trace). http://www.bourbonex.com/forums/topic/21/stagg-jr-release-info-batches. A powerhouse of a bourbon, this has the Tootsie-roll aroma similar to that found in GTS. Adding water (the whiskey can easily handle it) brings out some coconut. Batch 7- Fall 2016. Batch 10 - Fall of 2018. Batch 11- Spring of 2019. Batch 12 - Summer of 2019. Batch 15 - Winter of 2020.

MB: BT #1. Aged 15 years. #4 barrel char. (Sazerac-Buffalo Trace) It has to be watered down, but this is a wonderful whiskey, and smells, immediately after opening it, like a Tootsie roll on a bed of brown sugar.