Tastes

Smokey bog fires on the sea coast is what my nose picks up. With a lingering hint of sweet heather at the end of the scent. Rich smooth honey on the first sip with the smoke and peat traveling leisurely down my palate. Rich and moneyed like fine leather goods. Treat yourself to this excellent scotch and please pair with lots of meat. Bacon wrapped everything!!!!

Sweet and smoky nose. Peat and heather and grain. Then..BAM! The rubber meets road quite literally. Tractor tire and tar on the front part of my palate and then another sweet finish.

You know I love rye. 100% rye is notoriously hard to work with. The nose has all that spice I am looking for. The taste is a little sweet, surprising since it’s only 6 years old.

I tend to like my whiskey like I like my men; a little on the younger side. But the 16 years on this Irish single malt is elegant and adult. Finished in my beloved oloroso and PX barrels, I love the complex nose full of gingerbread and sun baked grain. I love the taste warm Irish sunshine. The taste brings me back to summer days in Phoenix Park.

Bourbon aged in sherry casks. I should love it. But maybe I like my whiskey of the rye or malt variety. It’s got a funk. A bit much on the nose. But then the spice and sweetness comes in delicious taste. This is a lovely rich blend. The idea is wonderful, not quite for me.

Beautiful fruit nose. Such luscious French spices. But where is the grain? There is beautiful organic single malt in this ten year old whiskey. But I can’t taste it. Coming off that big nose it’s thin and lacks the chewy malt I am looking for.