Tastes

I agree with the official notes, definitely pears, grain and lightly toasted nutts, but it lacks depth for me. Easy drinkable, but overpriced.

Holy smokes! This smells of sweet smoked paprika BBQ rub and charcoal. The taste is the same overwhelming sweet smoke, and then slight stinging from the high alc. - added water to chill it out. Dark notes of cherry and licorice enter the scene, but the smoke is still really intense. Verdict: Good and fun exotic world whisky, especially for BBQ lovers.

Nose: Sweet rye, clove and raisins. Taste: Starts off light, but quickly goes into a sharper peppery taste with a tingely burn. Finish lingers quite long with light clove and oak. Verdict: strong character and pleasent experience. I am impressed for a bourbon.

Smells of delicate malt with a hint of grapes. Very mild, almost sweet malty taste, with light notes of caramel. Beginners dram.

Nose: Smells lightly of sweet, dried out wine casks with a subtle hint of harbour. Taste is surprisingly sweet, but still with a healthy amount of pepper that can catch you off guard. Deliciousness that eventually fades over to a tingely cereal taste. the rest of the peat stays on the tongue for a while. BONUS review: Talisker 6 Hepburns Choice independent botteling: I was luckey to get a sample of this limited run of a young Talisker. Smells of light oak and the coastline of Skye. Trickey on the palette, it's obviously peated, but strangely airy, it dances like a butterfly and stings like a bee in some sort of wild symphony of salty bogwater and white pepper. Savory oily finish. Color me impressed.

Very rich, spicy and fruity. very enjoyable. Sampled at tasting event.