Tastes

Nose: The nose has herbal notes of fennel, eucalyptus, and mint. With the balance of sweet notes like cinnamon, vanilla, and salted nuts. Taste: On the palate is a nice kick with notes of vanilla, spices, oaky char, and mint. Finish: The finish is warm with lingering mint and a caramel taste.

Nose: The nose is fruity specifically with stone fruits like apricot and plum. Summertime notes of coconut and sunscreen along with sugarcane complete the rum cask expectations. Taste: The palate matches the nose, fruity and sweet. It is rum-like, but not overly so, with an additional taste of pears and plums. Finish: The finish is swift, sweet, with what remains being some barrel spice.

Nose: Candy sweet, brown sugar, honey, light maple, vanilla pudding, Taste: bright, butterscotch candy, mild lemon, definite rum-like influence Finish: long warm finish

Nose: delicious notes of salty ocean brine, lemon zest, stone fruits, sweet tobacco smoke, and pear Taste: taste of green apple, sea salt, kiwi fruit, and faint peat. Finish: it is moderately quick with black tea notes

Nose: really sweet with notes of orange, peach, apple, dried apricots, caramel, floral, and sweet smoke Taste: also sweet featuring pipe tobacco, and an assortment of fruit Finish: it’s mild, short and warm

Nose: notes of cherry, brown sugar, vanilla, orange, and herbs Taste: flavors containing cherry cough syrup, baking spices, charcoal and over-grilled meat Finish: long and full with citrus zest and mint

Nose: cinnamon, spices, smokey Taste: honey, rye grains, light anise, brown sugar, peppery spice Finish: long pleasing warmth

Nose: brown sugar, molasses, pine sap, stone fruit, Taste: wood tannins, baking spices, uninteresting. Finish: medium length and tart This was a tasting of barrel 87.

Nose: honey, wildflowers, heather, green banana, and cinnamon Taste: strawberry yogurt, light tangy citrus, walnuts, and cinnamon candy Finish: long, dry, and mild

Nose: nuts, honey, and cinnamon rolls Taste: cinnamon, plum, and dark chocolate Finish: sweet cherry syrup and minty Thoughts: (hot take) The longer I walk down my whiskey journey, the more I think wine finished whiskies just aren’t for me. Sláinte!