Tastes

Spicy up front, wuth warming spices in tfe midfle, and banana in the finish.

Neat in a copita. Hot and spicy nose. Flavor is strongly tannic up front but settles down to a pleasant malty bqckbone with a bit of mint and pepper. Not bad neat, but would be better in a Manhattan.

Neat in rocks glass. Aroma is strongly vanilla. Palate is quite spicy up front with caramel and butter shortly after. Pleasantly warm toward the end.

Poured neat in a glencairn and rested 15 minutes. Aroma is honey, malt, and peach candy. Flavor is sweet up front, with notes of root beer candy, grain husk, and allspice. Finish is long and clean with a bit of numbing Sichuan peppercorn.

Poured neat in a rocks glass. Nose is hot with clove and nutmeg. Flavor is absolutely awash in iodine but flavored with malt and a bit of blueberry. Finish is clean and short.

I can’t believe I haven’t reviewed this yet. Poured neat in a Glencairn-adjacent glass and rested 10 or so minutes. Aroma is floral, herbal, and malty with hints of petroleum grease. Flavor is honey, toffee, and Belgian candi sugar, without being overtly sweet. Finish is slightly tart and a bit drying. One of the best for sure.

Poured neat in a glencairn and rested 15 minutes. Aroma is malt heavy with hints of candied fruits. Flavor is noticeably oaky and slightly sweet, with notes of cherry candy and hints of chocolate. Finish is clean with a pleasant astringency.

Poured neat in a small wine glass. Aroma is heavily floral with hints of toffee. Flavor is molasses, butter, hard apple candy, and mint. Finish is short and minty.

Poured neat in a glencairn and rested 5 minutes. Aroma is dominated by clove chewing gum. Flavor is brown sugar and Sichuan peppercorn with a backbone of mint and hints of malt. Finish is long and fairly astringent… just enough to get you ready for the next swig.