Tastes

Shortbread cookie, vanilla, apple, butterscotch. Dangerously drinkable and delicious.

Tropical fruits, bananas, pineapple. Medium body and finish. Very worthy everyday dram.

Nose: vanilla, lemon cream, some light smoke. Palate: sweet and sour pork. Some vanilla and lemon. dry and a little hot on the finish. Update: about 1/2 through the bottle and it’s become a smoked salted caramel apple pie bomb of a whisky. Adding a 1/4 pt from my original score.

Vanilla and oak on the nose. Straight up cherry throat lozenge on the palate. Lingering finish with more cherry and some cinnamon.

Very sweet nose - honestly, muted smoke and peat, though definitely present. After a sip or two got some sherried vinegar. Palate: candied bacon - smoke and salt. Caramel. Charcoal bbq briquettes. Lots going on. Big and bold. Best with a splash of water, then let sit in the glass for 15 mins.

Nose: sweet vanilla with some red apple. Palate: sweet and creamy, vanilla and caramel. I added a splash of water to tame the alcohol burn. Making this a staple in my bar when I can find it.

Nose: light brown sugar; a little alcohol burn; nutmeg; Cinnamon Toast Crunch. Palate: like sliced red apples dusted with cinnamon and sugar. Really nice. Long finish with some oak coming into the picture. Dangerously smooth and drinkable. A little water (though not needed) brings out flavors of shortbread cookie dough.

Nose: vanilla, orange zest. Palate: a little spicy, orange bitters, some vanilla. Medium bodied, medium flavor, medium finish. A fine “medium” whisky. Bet it would make a good old fashioned.

Load of sherry on the nose. Some vanilla and a little spice. Rich and creamy palette, but oaky tannins overwhelm the sweet sherry. Balances out more on the finish. Looking forward to trying again after the bottle has time to breathe - will probably improve with a couple of months open.

Nose: coconut cream pie. Sugared apples and pears. Luscious. Dangerously smooth - coconut macaroons. Apple pie. Ever so slight spiciness mid palette. Medium-length finish with a little more gentle spice. Nutmeg and cinnamon.