Tastes

Grainy and marmalade-y with a whisp of smoke woven in seamlessly. The flavors are smooth and continuous, but lightly sketched. Perhaps it owes to the Irish style, but a bit too coy for my taste.

The wood spice is a featured player, but a solo it ain't. Honey, toasted vanilla, some bitter orange shine through. Some nice smoke on the finish. Absolutely shocked by the ABV, as this goes down like some 80 proofs.

The flavors unfold in distinct phases. Moderate peat and soda bread up front. Weightier flavors, tangy and round, settle on the palate. Dry, long finish that brings oaky Chardonnay to mind. The wood spices are not quite tamed, and pleasingly so.

Smoke and richness settle in immediately, but easily. Finishes tart, and herbal with a touch of bitterness that feels integrated into the whole. Recognizably young, however this only adds to the enjoyment.

Sweet, spicy, and full. The fullness hits you immediately and keeps it up until it's time for another swig. Complex enough to delight on its own, but straightforward enough to mix. Makes a tasty whiskey sour!

Peat smoke, leather, and smoldering rubber. To me, there's something regal about how boldly and smoothly these flavors are rendered. Great for rumination.

Whoever first said 'campfire' is right on the money. Warm, smoky, oily, and just sweet enough. Full, rich, an lingering. Makes me want smoked rib tips. Gentler than Lapgroaig, and that's ok.

Feels like the flavor is constrained to a thin band down the center of the tongue, with a sizable dollop of chocolate in the middle. But it isn't rich. The flavors are almost ephemeral, including the sweet smoke that comes thru midway. A little too delicate for my taste.