Tastes

Flaviar advent calendar day #8 Nose: rye spice, cinnamon, bread, oak. A hint of fruity gummy bear. Nutmeg. Palate: nice and spicy, mild caramel, a hint of herbal notes, cocoa, fruit leather. Mild herbal minty note. Oak, cherry, cinnamon. There's a fruity Sweetness in here to balance out the spicy notes and bitter oak tannins Finish: cherry, oak, cocoa powder, back of the throat heat

Flaviar advent calendar day # 7 Nose: peat smoke balanced beautifully with spice and jammy fruit, creosote, spicy rye, mint, mesquite Palate: cooked pear, orange peel, very mild smoke and peat. Malt sweetness, mild rye spice, honey, mild mint/herbal note as it transitions to the finish. Little bit of heat. Petrichor and minerals are found at the back end. Finish: floral and woody, spiced wood, oak, petrichor.

Flaviar advent calendar day #6 Nose: cedar, fruity candied walnut, melon, tropical. Oily oak. Palate: oaky, bright fruity elements that shift to caramel, spiced wood, mulled apple. Pear. A lot of wood here but balanced well with strong fruity elements. Finish: oily, oak tannins are strong. Mild warmth. Walnut bitterness

Nose: moderate smoke and dank peat, but theres a lot more sweetness here than I remember. Creamy Vanilla, orange peel, sweet oak. Salt spray, seaweed Palate: malty sweetness, moderate heat, floral and fruity. Peat reek is there but balanced against a bright zip of citrus and citrus peel. creamy mouthfeel. Splash of seawater as it transitions to the finish. Finish: lingering, here's where the peat phenols come out some more. a little oily and numbing medicinal element on the tongue, substantial oak tannins here. strong leather.

Flaviar advent calendar day #5 Nose: cinnamon, vanilla, spiced wood, walnut. I can sort of see the banana bread note, it's not strong enough to be ripe banana but it is there. Palate: soft and smooth, baking spice, slight rye, bread, honey, pepper, orange zest. Finish: short, light caramel, milk chocolate, I can see some mint here but it's very faint

5 y expression Nose: fruity, mild spice, cinnamon Palate: fresh white oak, spice, definitely a substantial malt fruity note. Menthol and minerals Finish: Spice, wood, menthol

Flaviar advent calendar day #4 Nose: floral and fruity, fig jam, mild chocolate and leather. Hint of dried mint. Apple pie, spiced wood/oak char. As it opens up gets a bit of brown sugar and maple. Palate: incredibly smooth for 100 proof at 5 years. Fruity, Spiced apple, a bit of maple syrup and chocolate. rye spice and dark marmalade? Dates/figs. Hint of leather Finish: full, warm. Leather, spice, dark fruit/fig, oak.

Flaviar Advent Calendar #3 Nose: smoke is present but restrained, a little spice and nuttiness. Caramel and a bit of baked fruit. Grain whisky is definitely noticeable Palate: a bit of smoke balanced with a sharp astringency of earth at first. Slight oak. As it sits mild vanilla and caramel come out. Grain whiskey is noticeable here too and a little sharp. Slight jamminess comes out as it rests. This one definitely needs to breathe. One note listed was dark chocolate, and I personally dont get that as much here but I can see why someone might. Finish: mild jam, oak tannin, thin and short.

Flaviar advent calendar 2023 #2 Nose: Peat funk, sea salt air, oily. Mild citrus elements, there's definitely a note of marmalade. Vanilla. Palate: light and smooth. Salt. Vanilla, mild smoke and very mild peat. Ginger butter and malt chewiness. Hints of citrus and mild smooth woodiness (like a fresh sweet wood with very light tannins, not charred). Very drinkable. Finish: Thin. Not very long, mild seawater. Mild oak. The nose is definitely bigger and the palate doesn't quite live up to what the nose promises. Not bad by any means. A very light, drinkable malt with a kiss of Laphroaig notes on the nose and lesser so on the palate

Flaviar advent calendar Day #1 Nose: raisin, caramel, vanilla, oak, char, mild floral elements Palate: full-bodied, buttery vanilla, baking spice, oak, chocolate, mild hint of citrus, dried fruit/raisin. Brown sugar and caramel here too. Finish: mild oaky tannins, warming, baking spice.