Tastes

Not bad, but not great for me personally. Raisins and peat. Not bad flavor, but seems jagged. Wanted to like it more than I do. Don’t need to buy again. Blue label on the other hand...

Smooth and easy drinking. Vanilla, butterscotch, juniper, cherries and whipped cream. No spice, but a little heat. White chocolate and licorice in the background? Maybe some dried apricot. Would buy again.

Floral, sea salt, smoke, butter. Smoked paprika. Honey. Dates and nuts. Balanced and nice.

Cherries, vanilla, lavender, with a corn backbone.

Butter, rose, golden apple, honey, oak, cloves.

Smoke, oak, leather, cherries, red wine

Clean, smooth, oaky and light, almonds.

Vanilla, light smoke, juniper, peach, cinnamon, mandarin orange, toasted marshmallow, basil. Can’t swallow too fast - need to hold for a bit to get flavors out. Otherwise tastes watered down.

Vanilla, oak, blackberry, apples, bananas, smoke, chocolate, finish spicy then clean (cinnamon), lingers just enough then disappears. Pretty hot. Backbone. Full bodied. Spritz of water cuts spice way down and helps mellower dried fruit and floral flavors come through. Bang for the buck. Ice cube brings out pine/juniper and honey, maple syrup, then white chocolate and maybe a little spearmint.

Orange peel, caramel, cayenne pepper. I liked it a lot but didn’t feel like it lived up to the ratings and hype.