Tastes

Nose - salty, peat mixed with apples Taste - the bottle first opens up with light to moderate salty peaty flavor followed by smoked meats, as the bottle went on I got more or a sweet peaty mix Finish - has a moderate length of peatyness that turns smokey at the start of the bottle, somewhat of a sweetness as the bottle went on Score - 4.0, interesting how the bottle got less peaty and more of a sweetness as it went on. It's refreshing to not have such a huge slap of peat Scoring Legend 5.0 - Outstanding, unmatched to others 4.5 - Excellent, I will always keep a bottle in stock if possible 4.0 - Very good, quite enjoyable to drink, can consider as a solid choice 3.5 - Good, would taste again 3.0 - Average 2.5 - Acceptable, still drinkable 2.0 - Inferior, able to drink but not enjoyable 1.5 and below—wouldn’t drink again unless I am desperate

Batch 001 Nose - light notes of pear, apple, and caramel, surprisingly little to no burn on the nose Taste - apple, sweet caramel, vanilla, maple syrup, has a certain velvety feel in the mouth, a bit of cocoa at the back Finish - smooth, taste carries over with caramel and cocoa, leaves a pleasant taste on the tongue Score - 4.0, fairly light overall and easy to drink Scoring Legend 5.0 - Outstanding, unmatched to others 4.5 - Excellent, I will always keep a bottle in stock if possible 4.0 - Very good, quite enjoyable to drink, can consider as a solid choice 3.5 - Good, would taste again 3.0 - Average 2.5 - Acceptable, still drinkable 2.0 - Inferior, able to drink but not enjoyable 1.5 and below—wouldn’t drink again unless I am desperate

Nose - light note of honey, something else I can't put my finger on but is like sweet and charred, straw? Taste - stone fruit, heavy on the sherry, slight oakyness Finish - bursts into the palate with sherry and stone fruit. Leaves a woody feeling on the tongue which is off-putting, improves as the bottle went on Score - 3.5 took to about the 2/3 point in the bottle for this to really open up for me Scoring Legend 5.0 - Outstanding, unmatched to others 4.5 - Excellent, I will always keep a bottle in stock if possible 4.0 - Very good, quite enjoyable to drink, can consider as a solid choice 3.5 - Good, would taste again 3.0 - Average 2.5 - Acceptable, still drinkable 2.0 - Inferior, able to drink but not enjoyable 1.5 and below—wouldn’t drink again unless I am desperate

Nose - sherry forward at times, raisins, hint of cocoa at the end of the draw Taste - oaky at first, then sherry hits Finish - moderate length, starts with more oak but turns into sweet honey with a kick of maltyness Score - 4.5, was pleasantly surprised by this one from nose to finish, a pricey bottle but one I will plan to keep on hand Scoring Legend 5.0 - Outstanding, unmatched to others 4.5 - Excellent, I will always keep a bottle in stock if possible 4.0 - Very good, quite enjoyable to drink, can consider as a solid choice 3.5 - Good, would taste again 3.0 - Average 2.5 - Acceptable, still drinkable 2.0 - Inferior, able to drink but not enjoyable 1.5 and below—wouldn’t drink again unless I am desperate

Nose - light apple, kenz says cocoa apple Taste - light and fruity Finish - short, honeydew Score - 4.0 Scoring Legend 5.0 - Outstanding, unmatched to others 4.5 - Excellent, I will always keep a bottle in stock if possible 4.0 - Very good, quite enjoyable to drink, can consider as a solid choice 3.5 - Good, would taste again 3.0 - Average 2.5 - Acceptable, still drinkable 2.0 - Inferior, able to drink but not enjoyable 1.5 and below—wouldn’t drink again unless I am desperate

Tasted next to the Alaskan waters, in a plastic cup since I am next to the pools Nose - strong scent of apples Taste - slight oak, honey and some apple Finish - short, light honey Score - 3.25, nose was the star in this one Scoring Legend 5.0 - Outstanding, unmatched to others 4.5 - Excellent, I will always keep a bottle in stock if possible 4.0 - Very good, quite enjoyable to drink, can consider as a solid choice 3.5 - Good, would taste again 3.0 - Average 2.5 - Acceptable, still drinkable 2.0 - Inferior, able to drink but not enjoyable 1.5 and below—wouldn’t drink again unless I am desperate

Tasted next to the Alaskan waters, in a plastic cup due to being next to the pools Nose - light apple, caramel Taste - light feel in the mouth, oak, slight bit of honey Finish - caramel Score - 3.5 Scoring Legend 5.0 - Outstanding, unmatched to others 4.5 - Excellent, I will always keep a bottle in stock if possible 4.0 - Very good, quite enjoyable to drink, can consider as a solid choice 3.5 - Good, would taste again 3.0 - Average 2.5 - Acceptable, still drinkable 2.0 - Inferior, able to drink but not enjoyable 1.5 and below—wouldn’t drink again unless I am desperate

Tasted next to the Alaskan waters Nose - sweetness here Taste - a hint of peat, light notes of floral and maybe a bit of fruit Finish - smooth, short length with some honey and a quick hit of smoke on the back end of this Score - 3.0, not strong in any which way, short flavors everywhere Scoring Legend 5.0 - Outstanding, unmatched to others 4.5 - Excellent, I will always keep a bottle in stock if possible 4.0 - Very good, quite enjoyable to drink, can consider as a solid choice 3.5 - Good, would taste again 3.0 - Average 2.5 - Acceptable, still drinkable 2.0 - Inferior, able to drink but not enjoyable 1.5 and below—wouldn’t drink again unless I am desperate

Tasted next to the Alaskan waters, in a plastic cup because I'm next to the pool Nose - oddly enough it smells like sweeter tequila to me Taste - quite smooth, oak, sweet melon at the very back for a quick sec Finish - Woody, oaky Score - 3.0, hate tequila, just okay flavor Scoring Legend 5.0 - Outstanding, unmatched to others 4.5 - Excellent, I will always keep a bottle in stock if possible 4.0 - Very good, quite enjoyable to drink, can consider as a solid choice 3.5 - Good, would taste again 3.0 - Average 2.5 - Acceptable, still drinkable 2.0 - Inferior, able to drink but not enjoyable 1.5 and below—wouldn’t drink again unless I am desperate

Tasted next to the Alaskan water, in a plastic cup because I'm by the pool Nose - honey, pear Taste - black peppercorns, oak Finish - moderate length, some oak and vegetable flavor and fish sauce? Score - 3.5 Scoring Legend 5.0 - Outstanding, unmatched to others 4.5 - Excellent, I will always keep a bottle in stock if possible 4.0 - Very good, quite enjoyable to drink, can consider as a solid choice 3.5 - Good, would taste again 3.0 - Average 2.5 - Acceptable, still drinkable 2.0 - Inferior, able to drink but not enjoyable 1.5 and below—wouldn’t drink again unless I am desperate