Tastes

Delicious smoke & fruity sweetness. Lingering finish of sherry baking spices and herbal European oak

I like this more than I expected to. It was that Laphroaig iodine and medicinal character, but supported by a backbone of smooth caramelly texture. Pleasing, if not complex. I prefer the peat from other islays.

Dense dense dense dense. Was fun to play with water. Needs more playing to really explore it though... Had batch 64.

Deeply enjoyable, but missing a little je-ne-sais-quois... Maybe proof? I really ought to try the CS. Still, it's got some wonderful dried fruits, oak tannins, and spice. Plus that buttery texture. Felt like I missed out on the hype... Maybe just the flight I had it in?

A fantastically well balanced dram. It's pretty sensational... Tons of coastal saltiness, some lovely seaweed, vanilla and malty sweetness, and loads of stuff I've missed. As a peppery (but not alcoholic) finish, with more of that mouth-watering salt. Will be getting a bottle of this for sure...

Vanillins, cherry bitters, clove, savoury saltiness, and mulch. Buttery texture, with the finish kicking up the spices, rye, arugula and herbs. I like it!

This Bourbon is very extra, with lots of berries, honey, orange zest, corn dust, nutty wood. Water brings out a lighter side, with Sherry and wine notes and crisp grape and apple. Yummy

There's lots of flavour packed in here, made into an interesting mix of Bourbon and malt styles. It's got the malty texture, cereal sweetness, and bits of brine from the malt, and lots of oak from the more American style. Unique! Some water brought out tons of tabacco and oak bitters for me. Not my favorite malt style, but it's good.

To me, this tasted like a slightly harsh and young grain whiskey. I could pick out some of the rum influence, but the harsh grain character really stuck out. I think my palate wasn't in a great state, and I wasn't in a great environment for tasting. I would love to give this another try.

Very complex. A little water tempers the alcohol and brings out more rich sugars and berry notes. The herbaceous finish is still there, though softer. Smoke seems to have disappeared entirely. Even more water brings it into Speyside malt territory, with lighter fruits such as apple and pear, and some honey and flowers. The herbal finish has been replaced with fruits and white wine