Tastes
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Bank Note 5 Year Peated Reserve Scotch Whisky
Blended — Scotland
Reviewed January 2, 2024 (edited January 3, 2024)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
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Wyoming Whiskey Small Batch Bourbon
Bourbon — Wyoming, USA
Reviewed December 30, 2023 (edited January 1, 2024)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. -
Glenmorangie A Tale of Tokyo
Single Malt — Highlands, Scotland
Reviewed December 29, 2023 (edited January 3, 2024)Nose: cocoa powder, i can see the green apple and lemon peel here for sure. Mild earthy fruity sherry. More oak comes out as it rests. Palate: spicy mizunara comes through well here. Apple, pepper, mild sherry. Woody, citrusy, fruity. Mild creamy vanilla. Malty. Finish: fruity, woody, warming.25.0 USD per PourLoyal Legion -
Ardbeg BizarreBQ
Single Malt — Islay, Scotland
Reviewed December 29, 2023 (edited December 30, 2023)Nose: smoked meat, ash, charcoal/soot, aromatic wood. Salt air, and a bit of peat come out the more you sip. A sweet woody vanilla also comes out a bit later as it sits. Palate: very rich and full, chocolate, ash, strong meatiness. Smoke is definitely here, but not as much the peaty side of it. Hints of the PX come through here with a tinge of sweetness. Aromatic wood is here too, almost a cedar note. Chili oil is mentioned by Ardbeg as a note and while not my initial impression, I can see it if I look for it. As it transitions to finish: char, and salinity mingle with a hint of citrus. Finish: ashy/sooty, lingering, drying, a bit of a burn at the back of the throat. Retrohale after you've let it sit in your throat for a minute is full of sooty/ashy smoke and charcoal.85.0 USD per Bottle -
Nose: strong, robust peat. Strong maritime salinity. Very dank peet reek, iodine. Palate: lively, bighter. Strong peat is balanced with a citrus note at first that transitions to a more savory tone that hits with toffee, cinnamon, and a hint of chocolate. mid palate is creamy, and a bit fruity. A bit of Orange zest and honey the more i drink it. Finish: full and lingering. Slight tongue numbing effect and a back of the throat heat. A bit mossy and ashy. Almost a smoked pine/lapsang souchong note.
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Ransom The Emerald 1865 Straight American Whiskey
Other Whiskey — Oregon, USA
Reviewed December 24, 2023 (edited December 26, 2023)Nose: maple, cinnamon, and an unmalted barley sweetness. Definitely has oily elements akin to redbreast 15's nose here a bit. Palate: fruity, spicy, sweet. Cinnamon, wood. Mild cherry/redcurrant. Honeyed red apple. Finish: mild wood tannin and baking spices. -
Nose: floral, moderate sherry, berries, crystaline brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, woodiness. Initially some strong heat, gotta let this rest a bit for the more elegant notes to arise. Definitely some grain whiskey notes here Palate: sweet, fruity, mild floral. Good sherry notes, they're mild but present, not overpowering. Oaky. Spicy, both in a bit of heat and in baking spice notes. Finish: warm, comforting, woody and aromatic
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Nose: earthy peat and smoke, but its a slightly lighter more delicate variety. Honey, vanilla creme, heather. Slight cherry. Palate: lively, sweet, fruity elements come out here, a mild peat and smoke, but the malt here os beautiful. A light Caramel. Apple. Cream. Coconut? A bit oak. Chewy. A slight almond here maybe? Bright citrus comes out as you continue sipping. Finish: mild wood tannin, gently smooth and warming. Peat hangs for a bit.14.0 USD per PourCabezon Restaurant
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