Tastes

If you see a bottle of this let me know and I’ll come buy it. Ok, this has very much the same nutty, peaty character of the Ardbeg Corryvreckan but with less of the peppery notes and a long finish. I’d rate this higher than the Corryvreckan but below a Laphroag 10 Cask Strength.

The neck pour on this bottle was not great. I was a bit disappointed to be honest and the finish was disappointingly short. But get it down to the shoulder and this becomes a wonderful whisky full of honey and vanilla and malty goodness with a medium to long finish. This is a great pour for a beginner or an experienced whisky lover.

Ive got the second edition bottling with a touch more Clynelish in the blend. This is just fruity and wonderful!! I get a touch of butterscotch with the plethora of fruit on both nose and palate or it might be apricot mixed in with the obvious apple, pear and citrus. This is readily available, relatively affordable and wonderful. A definite recommendation for a scotch lover or even someone who isnt that into whisky.

Im going to start with a controversial statement…..I think this is a better whisky than the Ledaig 10. On the nose it herbal and floral with green apples and pears in the background. Its a great nose and makes me want to keep my nose in the glass to pick out more and more…. On the palate it has a fairly oily mouthfeel. The flavors are herbal with underlying green apple and pear and barley sugar….maybe a bit of kiwi in there too. A good balance of herbal and sweet that makes it very moreish. If you see this pick it up!!

This is a very interesting dram….woody and spicy in a very pleasant way with a very nice mouthfeel and maybe a light touch of peat. This reminds me quite alot of of the Amrut Fusion.

Very standard bourbon. Nothing too remarkable.

This is really not very good….just barely drinkable.

This is not bad at all…barrel spicy opening with a nice mouthfeel that fades to a long lasting vanilla finish.