Tastes

Nose: Sweet and fruity, pear, stewed green apple. A touch of salt. Palate: Light body, pears and a salty brine leap forward with heather floral notes. Finish: Some of the peat influence emerges with a subtle barrel spice but both are suitably complimentary. A lasting aftertaste of pear. Notes: It's very pleasant. Something to suit most tastes I would suggest. Jack of all trades but that's not a bad thing IMO.

Nose: Caramelised banana and lightly charred oak. A touch of sweet, light heather honey. Palate: Creamy mouthfeel with the honey playing the starring role. Finish: The oak offers up a balance to the sweetness with a heavy dose of vanilla right at the end.

Nose: Citrus and shortbread, a touch of caramel and chocolate like a Twix. Palate: Oily mouthfeel. Baking spices, vanilla. Citrus peel. Finish: The spices linger with a hint of dark chocolate. A little bit of peppermint appears long after everything else.

Nose: Milk chocolate, spiced orange, raisins, some oak. Palate: Buttery smooth mouthfeel. Sweet dried fruit, white pepper spice. Finish: The sweetness from the fruit lingers with the oak creeping in offering a balance. Some chocolate notes emerge on the aftertaste.

Nose: Lightly smoked bacon, dried grass, salty. Palate: Sweet smoke, hot cracked black pepper, BBQ sauce. Finish: Wispy smoke. A peppery heat that lingers. A strong inhale brings forward some additional barrel spice. A sweet BBQ meat flavour lingers on the aftertaste.

Nose: Sticky ginger cake very prominent with some orange oil and sultanas. Palate: Slightly oily mouthfeel. Initially some sherry fruit and apple sweetness with a milk chocolate following. Finish: Hefty spice and oak with crisp red apple with a lovely lasting golden syrup.

Nose: Sweet BBQ and tobacco with a heavy dose of lapsang souchong tea. Palate: Tea sweetened with honey, sultanas and a building peppery spice. Long legs. Finish: Peat smoke lingers. Dark fruit jam. Malty.

Nose: Oak, sweet mint, crisp red apple. Palate: Nice mouthfeel. Vanilla and brown sugar most prominent, like a Crème Brûlée. Finish: An immediate spicy peppery punch on the swallow which quickly mellows leaving some softer vanilla notes with oak on the aftertaste.

Nose: The nose gives off caramelised banana and wood varnish, but not in an off-putting way. Palate: Oily body. Sweet caramel and banana leap forward with a touch of oakiness and vanilla. Finish: A distinctive charred wood note on the finish, possibly the maple, with gentle barrel spices. Long after finishing I'm still getting a lingering banana bread flavour. Quite pleasant. Notes: Certainly mellow and I like it for that. It's a super easy-going whiskey to sip at any time. A couple drops of water does what I usually find with bourbon (sorry, Tennessee whiskey); intensifies the ethanol on the nose and wood spice on the finish, and strips out the sweetness. Which actually may be preferred by some but I like it neat.