Tastes

Nose: Dark fruits including raisins, pomegranate, dark chocolate with a hint of soy sauce. Taste: Sweet and tart berries, maltiness; sweet but not overly so with a bit of spice. Finish: You get the sherry here along with some more maltiness. Not a lot of alcohol burn. Really like this one as I haven't had a whisky like this before.

Nose: Soft fruits and some nice woodiness with some slight candy sweetness that is overall very inviting. Taste: Baked cookies, dark orange, and a light smokiness. Easy drinking and pleasant. Finish: The smoke seems more prevelant with a bit of cinnamon. Overall, very pleasant and easy drinking. Not a wow but quite nice with a fun blend of some smoke, wood, and sweetness.

Treated myself. Nose: sweet, some vanilla and honey, very inviting with good maltiness and fruitiness Palate: more honey, mix of spices such as clove, good mix of light fruit like pear and apple. Good mouth feel overall Finish: more maltiness with nuttiness, surprisingly smooth for a 100 proof Overall, very good as I expected with Bruichladdich but not convinced it's worth the price

Nose: candied orange, mint, touch of flowers. Taste: more orange, pepper, a rather cool mint, really nice mouth feel Finish: good rye peppery finish, not too spicy, easily drinkable. Over, very good. Didn't wow me, but a good rye nonetheless.

I'm just not getting a lot from this one. The nose is light, a little sweet and fruity. That goes through to the taste as well. It's all just too quiet and light for my tastes. I do find it very smooth and easy to drink though.

An Islay, through and through. Nose is smoke with a touch of fruit on the end with a bit of sea salt. The taste is more of the great smoke/peat with lots of pepper. It's got a great, deep earthy taste to go along with those nose as well. Above all, this is an intensely flavored Scotch and I don't think it's something all would like. But for fans of big, full, peaty Scotches, this would be hard to beat. At 57% abv, it's got some bite in the finish but honestly, it's not too bad, owing to how well this Scotch is balanced. I'm not one to usually add water but this one can take it and opens up more of the pepper and sea salt. Overall, a big, bold examplar of Islay Scotch.

I really like this one. Cherry flavors, fairly smooth, taste a lot like a Dr Pepper in whiskey form.

Super smooth, some touch of nuts, not much stands out but very smooth

Very basic but perfectly drinkable. Good deal for the price, but nothing to write home about. A nice sweetness, a bit syrupy, with just a touch of peat.

Nose: Banana, light smoke, lightly floral, touch of sweet grass Taste: honey and peated smoke. Cereal/grains with touches of bitter chocolate Finish: Bottled at 100 proof so there's some bite, light peat taste, a bit tartness. Overall, really interesting. There's a lot going on and the flavors change if you give it just a little time. If this is an indication, Indian whiskies are worth keeping an eye on.