Tastes

The nose has light smoke, is herbal and medicinal with eucalyptus, then it smooths out into butter and honey with orange zest. The palate is bittersweet and has notes of honey, caramel candy, with a buttery mouthfeel. The whiskey is warming with a shorter finish

The nose composed of sweet fruity smoke and beachside briny breeze, like smoking a nice aromatic pipe blend by the ocean. The palate is sweet and salty, fruity and savory, the contrast yet balance is stunning. The scotch had a medium to long finish but low and subtle warmth, like the steady glow of a charcoal of a fire died down.

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.