Tastes

There’s a lot of flavor here. Smells and tastes almost like a rye to me, but I do pick up some barley notes on the finish. Don’t think I’ll buy a bottle but I’d never turn down a dram.

It’s a slightly above-average whisky but not a bottle you’ll pull out to impress.

Rate it for what it is, not what you wish it were. I live 4,000 miles from Scotland but somehow I can buy this 10 year old single malt down the street for just $30. Is it the best whisky I’ve ever had? No. But the fact is I can’t buy a 10 year old American whiskey as good as Aerstone for this price. This is smoky, funky, and very drinkable.

Nose: dried tea, butterscotch, mint Palate: sweet (molasses?), oily, dried herbs, spicy Finish: spicy, char

Sweet, acrid nose. Spicy, bitter, burn.

Rich toffee or caramel aroma. A little spicy at first, finishes sweet.