Tastes

Sweet and spicy nose. Spicy, rich caramel. Slight menthol if you hold it on your tongue. Peppery finish with nice heat. With a 10 year age statement, this is a bargain at $35. Two years on and a couple awards, it's up to $40.

Sweet cinnamon nose. The first taste is that same cinnamon spice followed by a distinct yeasty mash like what you get in a distillery. Finishes with distinctive heat in your chest. This is a nice sipper and a good value at $50.

Good for mixed drinks.

Fresh apples and spicy candle nose. Lingering pepper and spice in your mouth. Light yeasty finish. An easy drink.

The high alcohol content is at the front of the nose but there is a trace of sweet prunes. Take your time with this whiskey. It's very spicy and grabs the tip of your tongue, but the sweetness I find in Taylor is there. Not a flavorful finish but the heat does grab you in the chest after a pause. Very nice.

Not a great nose, slightly vinegary alcohol. Better taste. Notes of spice, heat, toasty oak. This is not a sweet bourbon. The finish is not bad, but a little disappointing.

Sugary oak nose, high alcohol. Tastes of sweet cinnamon spice candies, somewhat oily. There is a lot to like about this whiskey.

Nose is sweet figgy fruit. Very sweet on the lips, taste reminds me of grape soda. Surprisingly not too spicy. Short finish.

Nose is mild and fruity. First taste is berries, followed by spice and ending in a yeasty slightly nutty finish.

Spicy BBQ sauce on the nose. Sweet and spicy in your mouth. Pepper finish. This rye brings home the heat. This is no tame whiskey.