Tastes

A pretty solid rye. Not nearly as amazing as the Whistle Pig 10 but this is a solid entry level version of that product. The rye, fennel, menthol and baking spice notes are a bit dialed back but this is still a very flavorful whisky.

The nose is crazy! Like whiff of the oak smoke off a brisket being smoked on my Weber…but there’s a sweetness reminiscent of pipe tobacco. The flavor is more of the same with some stone fruit and vanilla. Really really good stuff.

Typical highland nose: butterscotchy, floral, orchard fruit and malt. On the pallet lots of vanilla malt funk and lite fruity flavors. Overall, it’s nothing out of the ordinary for a highland…just a really good scotch.

For a basic blend to keep around, you could do much worse. It’s not complex or rich but a budget blend rarely is. $20 before taxes, $30 out the door after the Washington state hatefuck, this is one to throw on the rocks while chillaxin. Im thinkng it would be good for dumping in the finishing chug of my nicer single malts for a livelier and richer flavor…

On the nose, this comes off smelling like it’s a glass of Cruzan dark rum to be exact. I hear tell Canadian whisky can have a percentage of another spirit in it, and this tastes for all the world like it has a full shot of that same Cruzan dark chugged into the bottle. It’s not bad. I don’t know if it’s the best use of $30, but I do enjoy it. I definitely think my girlfriend is gonna dig it on ice and I think that’s how Im gonna try it next.

Pretty unique and tasty. It’s actually closer to a traditional bourbon than I expected. Not as heavy on the oak and a bit more delicate but has that signature Balcones char. Really tasty,

REALLY impressed with this. It’s about as bold as an Islay with the briny, oily mineral flavors but without the peat. Im diggin it.