Tastes

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The nose has a hint of fruit sweetness mixed with vanilla and charred oak. As it breathes, the sweetness turns more into apple while all in all, it comes off as a simple yet very inviting whiskey. The palate is soft and gentle, yet coats the entire mouth with apple sweetness, charred oak and touches of vanilla, while a mild burst black pepper gives it a bit of depth. The finish is medium and softly peppery, with lingering charred oak doing away with the sweetness and vanilla. This is all rather simple, but done very well. Extremely enjoyable to sip, but the creamier notes of vanilla could stand to be heightened to take it to another level.

The nose starts with a burst of sharp brine, reminiscent of an Islay scotch. That sharpness though is balanced by dry oak and wine sweetness, all carrying undertones of vanilla and black pepper. The palate is somewhat rich, slowly making its way to the corners of the mouth while the black pepper coat the sides of the tongue. Creamy vanilla and oak splash across the tongue with hints of the brine swirling all about. The blend of rye with the port and scotch finish give it a very creamy, almost bourbon feel to it, but sharp rye spice reminds you that it is in fact a rye. It has the best of spice and sweet, giving you an incredible experience. The finish is medium long and peppery with a lingering rye spice while oak and vanilla stay around mid palate and gently fade. The finish leaves you wanting more, not quite enough to chew on but enough to leave a desire. Wonderful.

The nose starts with a burst of sharp brine, reminiscent of an Islay scotch. That sharpness though is balanced by dry oak and wine sweetness, all carrying undertones of vanilla and black pepper. The palate is somewhat rich, slowly making its way to the corners of the mouth while the black pepper coat the sides of the tongue. Creamy vanilla and oak splash across the tongue with hints of the brine swirling all about. The blend of rye with the port and scotch finish give it a very creamy, almost bourbon feel to it, but sharp rye spice reminds you that it is in fact a rye. It has the best of spice and sweet, giving you an incredible experience. The finish is medium long and peppery with a lingering rye spice while oak and vanilla stay around mid palate and gently fade.

The nose is leathery and oaky with hints of smoke and caramel. A slight sweetness develops as it opens up which also gives way to the slightest bit of pepper, adding a nice balance to the sweetness. The palate works its way across the mouth and into the corners, leading with a wave of black pepper. The oak and leather is rather mild, giving way to the spice. Undertones of sweet caramel are present, but ultimately this whiskey is somewhat two dimensional. Still, for the age and price point, it is very solid. The finish is medium, somewhat short with a lasting pepperiness with oaky caramel that quickly fades.

The nose is definitely sweet with vanilla and buttery caramel along with charred oak as a kick of strong baking spices highlights its 107 proof. The spice does mellow out as it breathes really highlighting a rich sweetness. It also allows the typical banana flavor to just ever so slightly start coming through, mixed nicely with the spice. The palate is somewhat dry yet chewy as it all quickly makes its way to the corners of the mouth with the spice lighting up the palate with an intensity. Still, the vanilla and oak swirl around along with notes of caramel, all now coming across as a bit toasted in nature. After the first sip, the spice isn’t too prominent allowing you to enjoy chewing on the sweet oakiness. It definitely lives up to its name, but it’s not sickeningly sweet, it’s rather a sharp sweetness. The finish is medium long and spicy yet still chewy with sweet notes of oak lingering while spice keeps the mouth tingling very nicely. Astringent banana fades in the background which really compliments the vanilla sweetness. All in all this is quite unlike your typical Jack and while only available as a 500ml it is very much worth it.

The nose is spice forward with black pepper and baking spices backed up by charred oak, deep, almost burned caramel and a wave of vanilla flows over to help tame it’s harshness. The palate is powerful with a mouthful of pepper, rye and baking spices that hits every corner of the mouth with sharp, charred oak coming immediately after. There is a touch of cherry syrup that is almost astringent that chokes out the sweeter notes of vanilla. The finish is long and very peppery with the mouth buzzing from being full of spice as astringent charred oak fades in the corners of the mouth. It’s all a little too bitter to really be enjoyable but it’s a winner in terms of being a spice bomb. The finish isn’t exactly enjoyable so an invite for further sips isn’t quite there.

The nose is youthful but a nice mix of earthy rye, barley, charred oak, wing sweetness and just a touch of vanilla and caramel. It all comes together quite nicely, albeit a little softer then you would like given what lovely notes are detected. It gets more mellow and creamier as it breathes, making it more inviting. The palate is very gentle yet gives a slight kick of rye spice as a barley graininess comes in next. The mouth heats up as dry oak washes over as coming in last is faint hints of wine sweetness that come across as a bit too soft. The creaminess from the nose doesn’t translate too well here, but it isn’t exactly missed as as is, this whiskey is quite pleasing. It all eventually melds together to remind you pleasantly of dark chocolate. The finish is short to medium with a sharp and spicy dark chocolate mixed with oak and rye that fades with all else disappearing before you know it. Much potential to this whiskey with a bit more age, maybe a bit more proof. Would absolutely keep on the shelf with my only regrets being I never made a cocktail with it before finishing the bottle.

The nose is vibrant of ripe fruit, straw, barley, fresh oak and the faintest hints of sweet pipe tobacco and honey. The palate is gentle and fills the mouth with barley, white pepper and fruit sweetness. There is a bit of a graininess that hints at it’s youth, however it is not off putting and actually lends to the flavor as it mixes with a touch of vanilla that shows up at the end. The finish is medium with a lingering pepperiness and a bit of a chew from the barley as a certain graininess fades behind it all. The nose bouquet makes you want to squeak like a bottle nose dolphin after a nice day at red lobster.

The nose is full of ripe fruit and charred oak, balanced by vanilla, molasses, brown sugar and a floral rye spice that holds it all together. Very balanced with something different playing the dominant note with each swirl. Lovely to keep visiting and leaves you looking forward to sipping it. The palate is somewhat dry but chewy as ripe fruit, charred oak and a bit of brine work their way into the corners of the mouth. Vanilla and sharp molasses sweetness follows while being balanced by a burst of mild baking spices. It rounds out with floral rye spiciness swirling around the mouth which gives the mouth a very pleasant hotness. The finish is long and spicy with cinnamon and rye keeping the mouth tingling while charred oak cooked brown sugar fade in the background. For it’s age this is an absolutely wonderful rye at 4 years 9 months. Strong spiciness backed up by perfect amounts of oak and sweetness. This is definitely one you want to savor, but would be forgiven if all of a sudden the bottle was empty.