Tastes

Sugar covered red fruits on the nose with hints of maple. Flavor is caramel apple, a little biscuit, a touch of peat. It’s a little light and lacking richness. I actually prefer the Cigar Malt which shows more sherry and dark fruit on the palate.

Nose is outstandingly powerful. Aromas of boysenberry, cake icing, and hazelnut. On the palate, it’s quite dry and lean. Peat is really light. It is very darkly fruited. Finish lingers nicely with what seems to mainly be salt. Really unique, delicious dram.

Pastry-like nose lacks a little power and nuance, but does show some salt hints. Palate is mainly salt and ocean with a touch of golden fruit. Finish is quite long with lingering peat. This doesn’t do much for me.

Incredibly powerful chocolate and raisin aroma. Flavor is unbelievable and the finish just goes on and on with baking chocolate and dried dark fruit. This whiskey seems to be better after a few months opened in the bottle.

01/07/09 bottling. Nose shows wild turkey rust, spice, pistachio and oatmeal cookie. Mouthfeel is so oily. Flavor is incredible. This finishes so long with rust and spice. If there’s a weak point, it’s the initial entry on the palate, but this doesn’t even matter because it’s explodes on the mid and into the finish.

Cinnamon spice highlights the fairly powerful nose. On the palate, you get a light touch of spice and limestone, pastry dough and toffee. Ultimately, it’s good, but it’s not complex , is light in mouthfeel and the finish is short.

Butterscotch and caramel on the nose. On the palate, this is so caramel driven it’s crazy. Very approachable. Finish is long with lingering caramel notes.

I bought this at the distillery in October, 2018. Nose is absolutely stunning. Vanilla bean, pastry shop, chocolate, caramel and dark fruit. On the palate, this incredible whiskey is actually quite dry, but still juicy in dark fruit. The finish seems to last forever. I really can’t say enough about it.

Nose of dark fruit, cola, as well as strong alcohol. Nose isn’t great. On the palate, there is a mix of dark fruit and caramel-like malt. Finishes dry with a little saltiness. Ultimately, I’m not that impressed by it. Seems a little muddled and shows a lot of heat.

Nose shows pina colada notes (pineapple, coconut,) along with a touch of orange. On the palate, there is light salt throughout. Marmalade notes, along with tangerine. Finishes with quite a bit of lingering salt. It really is unique and fantastic, but not quite amazing.