Tastes

Nose: charred oak, dark brown sugar, and a bit of funky cream cheese at the end. Palate: very dry texture that quickly vanishes. The oak notes arrive first, followed by orange peel and a slight fint of dark berries. Finish is very brief from the dry texture, and mostly carries a light alcohol burn with notes of fresh oak (not charred).

Nose: an aggressive spike of abricot with a mellow sweetness of toffee. The roster oak barrel notes make up the finish. Palate: toffee sweetness with oak and roasted coco spice. The finish turns a bit floral.

Nose: plesent peaty smoke that isn't too aggressive or potent. Charcoal undertones and ending in sweet apples. Palate: a light texture. Sweet fruity notes of apple and orange that underline the peaty warmth filling the mouth. Slightly medicinal iodine in the finish.

Nose: very prominent sherry influence, with plenty of baked apple, ripe apricot, and orange notes. Palate: the ripe fruit notes from the sherry show plenty of flavour with orange, abricot, and plum, followed by a brief peper spice. Overall, very surprising for a speyside. But in a good way.

Nose: the smoke is definitely not peaty, more like campfire but with a sweetness to it. Plaster, maybe? Palate: very light body. The smoke notes are again like campfire but not aggressive, with a mild dry sweetness to it, likely from the port. Finish: the campfire wood lingers for a moment without the sweetness.

Nose: floral honey sweetness Palate: smooth oily texture. Light caramel notes. Finish: at the very end, some faint tannin barrel bitterness. Can't say I can pick out the stout barrel's contribution anywhere. Which is a shame.

Nose: classic Laphroaig vampire smoke, but somewhat more muted in its intensity. Plenty of oak as well. And finishing in a faint baked apple notes of dry sherry. Palate: very nice oily texture that emphasise the initial herbal notes of the dram, but also explodes the iodine and smoke notes as the liquid roll into the back of the mouth. Feels like a more balanced version of the 10yo. Finish: dry, a faint lingering of sweet baked apples from a dry sherry. Water opens up more of the wood notes in the nose and removes much of the smoke from the palate in favour of more vanilla and dry sweetness from the sherry.

Nose: strong citrus notes with a hint of vanilla sweetness. Palate: the citrus shows itself, with a Heather warmth and sweet apples following it. Finish: very brief with the sweet apples and a bit of caramel.

Nose: very suppressed in its strength. Mild floral and honey sweetness. Palate: an easy texture. Still sweet floral honey notes. A quick spicy bite of white pepper accompanied by oak bitterness in the background. Fonish: a lingering creamy warmth faintly resembling peat.