Tastes

Nice blend, but other things are better at the price point (around $30). Will try it as a mixer. Johnny black is better with soda.

Mildly sweet caramel and smoke nose. More caramel, vanilla up front, salt and nuttiness, and a slight spice in the back on the taste. Nice use of a light peat for balance, not overpowering. Mild finish as well, a little lingering sweet and salt. Very well balanced. Water brings out the vanilla but dulls the richness and spice. Prefer neat.

Very sweet honey nose. Continuing sweet palate with a little alcohol burn and just a touch of peat smoke on the finish. Tasty, but not too complex.

Nose is almost entirely rubbing alcohol with just a bit of fruit. Luckily the palate brings more to the party, with a creamy vanilla and round fruitiness. Moderately sweet, medium finish with the tiniest bit of salt as it lingers, which leaves you wanting the next sip. A splash of water dulls the astringent nose and smooths out the vanilla nicely. A nice one to add to the collection, but not a regular sipping whisky. Definitely going to try it in cocktails, should make a nice Manhattan.

Light citrus, peat, vanilla, and bacon on the nose. Smooth and salty palate, some cool mint and caramel, with a quick finish with lingering salt. Very good, may buy a bottle.

Date-sweet and slightly smoky nose, complex palate that moves from caramel sweet and spicy, quickly to ocean salt, to peaty ash with a lot more salt. The ash and a bit of alcohol tingle are what linger. More bitter than Uigedail and less citrus fruity than 10. Definitely not an every day scotch, but nice for those that appreciate heavy peat.

Rich and sherry-fruity. Very smooth.

Good balance of vanilla, oak, and caramel. Not overly sweet and a little salty in a good way. Short finish with just a hint of smoke. A splash of water dulls the salt but brings out the sugar and smoke.

Very fruity. Tastes like a girly drink mixed with cough syrup. No heat or complexity. Pass.

Nose is sweet and nutty, nuttiness continues on the palate with a bit of heat, vanilla, and wheatiness. Rich mouthfeel. Would buy again.