Tastes
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Picked this up on Thanksgiving holiday for lack of better choices, surprised how far it exceeded my low expectations. Sweet & sticky is the order of the day, but not to the point of unpleasantness. I'm not so sure about the three woods, but I do get plenty of molasses, raisin, and brown sugar, with a hint of clove and nutmeg in the back. Sticky palate with a short finish, smooth while still asking for your attention. A good one to start the night with before you scorch your palate with a peat bomb.
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Balvenie Doublewood 12 Year
Single Malt — Speyside, Scotland
Reviewed October 23, 2016 (edited November 26, 2016)Desert-like nose; toffee, candied nuts, butterscotch. Sweet, rich and a little sticky on the palate. Goes down with a bit of an oakey bite, medium finish. Sometimes I like it more than others, and right now I'm enjoying its nutty, candy mellowness very late on a quiet Sunday night. -
Glenglassaugh Torfa
Single Malt — Highlands, Scotland
Reviewed October 10, 2016 (edited March 30, 2019)A good amount of smoke, I could smell it before I even put my nose to the glass. Also hay, lemon, honey. Buttery, rich taste with a bit of a candy finish. Had a bite at first, but by the end of the glass the butterscotch was dominating. Fine quality NAS, and easy drinking for 50%. Hard to find in America (I got it at the fabled Julio's in Massachusetts), worth picking up if you see it and you're looking for something different. -
Balblair 2003 1st Release
Single Malt — Highlands, Scotland
Reviewed October 10, 2016 (edited October 11, 2016)Gorgeous packaging, magnetic box opens and closes on two sides. Nose is young and faint, perfume, vanilla, honey -- standard stuff. Taste is more lively than the nose lets on, sweet tartness, juicy, intense but quickly fading. Too expensive for what you get, cool box notwithstanding. -
Toasted nuts, honey, and vanilla on the nose, with a hint of perfume/flowers in the back. Medium candy sweetness on the palate, something like dried apricot, leaving a mild cinnamon peppery taste behind. Classic, clean Speyside. Would prefer a bit more intensity, but it's also not overly sweet, thankfully.
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Compass Box The Peat Monster (Classic Brown Label)
Blended Malt — Scotland
Reviewed October 9, 2016 (edited March 21, 2017)When you're called "Peat Monster," anything less than fulfilling that definition is going to be considered a letdown. And the peatiness is more middle of the road, similar to say a Talisker or Caol Ila. However, while it isn't a smoke bomb, this does have very strong, pleasant iodine and brine components, reminiscent of the mighty Lagavulin 16. There's a malty sweetness and depth I didn't expect. Very enjoyable. -
Aultmore 12 Year
Single Malt — Speyside, Scotland
Reviewed October 9, 2016 (edited October 11, 2016)Mild nose with toffee, sugar cookies, banana. Palate is bright and clean with a little sour-sweetness. Intense but short finish. Not bad at all, but indistinct. Should not be a $60 dollar bottle, and yet it is for some reason. At $40, this would be a nice "every day" bottle.
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