Tastes

The nose is well balanced with vanilla, caramel, cinnamon, cherry and sweet cereal. Spices subtlety build up as it breathes, and comes to a very creamy and spices nose overall. The palate is spicy at first, covering the mouth with cinnamon, baking spices and black pepper at first. Oak dryness follows, with vanilla, cooked brown sugar and cherry in the background. It is unmistakable with every sip what it is with the dry and creamy oak being unmistakable. The finish is long with lingering cinnamon with cinnamon and vanilla that fades and fades with caramel underneath with a unique oakiness holding it together.

The nose is very subtle with oak upfront, along with vanilla, caramel, orange zest, some smoke and mild baking spices, primarily cinnamon and nutmeg. The palate is somewhat dry and warms the mouth with cinnamon and clove, followed by vanilla, a good amount of oak and some caramel, all coating the mouth. The finish is medium long with cinnamon and oak that lingers and fades with vanilla underneath. Excellent.

The nose is strong with cherry syrup, vanilla, caramel, oak and black pepper. Cinnamon eases off as it breathes. Cherry and black pepper fill the mouth, balanced by sweet cake and creamy vanilla and caramel. The finish is medium long and warm with fading cinnamon, vanilla, oak and a hint of caramel.

The nose is an immediate hit of peat along with smoke, leather, sea salt and hints of vanilla and toffee. The palate is creamy smokiness with black pepper, vanilla, sea salt and leaf tobacco. The finish is long with fading peat, black pepper and smooth oak.

The nose is rich and warm of baking spices, apple crisp and vanilla ice cream. The baking spices are more pronounced on the palate with the cinnamon coming strongly forward. The oat, apple crisp and vanilla ice cream come together beautifully to balance the spices. The finish is long and spicy with lingering cinnamon and baked apple sweetness. Wonderful.

The nose starts off a bit muted but opens up as it breathes, and is rich with raisins, sherry, cooked fruit and the faintest hints of black pepper and freshly cut grass. The richness continues into the mouth with strong, but not overpowering sherry balanced by black pepper, along with fruit cake, orange oil and a touch of brown sugar, honey and raisins. The finish is long with fading sherry sweetness, black pepper and a slight grassiness.

The nose has a nice balance of vanilla and rye spices with slight hints of butterscotch, mint and oak. The palate is dry with strong rye spices, burnt sugar, all backed up with vanilla and mint. The finish is long and lingers with mint, baking spices, vanilla and oak.

The nose is slightly astringent but has notes of tropical fruit, honey, straw, burnt sugar and a hint of vanilla. The palate is sugary with strong notes of rum, followed by peat, vanilla and a slight medicinal note. The finish is medium with a fading tropical sweetness combined with smoky notes of vanilla and molasses.

The nose has molasses, caramel, vanilla, oak and a slight astringent spiciness that all balances each other quite well. Sweet and creamy notes of molasses, vanilla, and butterscotch follow with subtle baking spices. The finish is medium to long with fading butterscotch and vanilla, with cinnamon in the background.

The nose features a nice balance of fresh biscuits and toast, along with pleasing amounts of vanilla. The palate coats the mouth with vanilla and oak, with baking spices and pepper backing it up. The finish is medium long with fading vanilla, cinnamon and oak. Deliciously simple.