Tastes

The nose is full of granular brown sugar, but still fresh. Not caramel but a little butterscotch. A little fruity (maybe). The taste is....well....thin. The rum cask is very nice, but besides that, there's not a lot. Virtually no finish. Just disappears. Would recommend as a warm up before drinking fancy whiskies.

My nose is out right now but the scent has some traces of wafer cookies and honey. Maybe a little spiky vegetation. Bit young maybe? Taste is silky smooth but not thin. Traces of a clove apple. The spikiness is still there so I still think young. Not dramatic but enjoyable. Probably won't reach for it too often, but will have to try again when my nose is back.

My palate's been off, but it's nose is more briny than smokey. Though the oil and funky cheese of Octomore is still all over the place. Taste is more fruity than expected, with the dominant note being grilled pineapple core after some time spent in the glass.

On the nose, it's cake, perfume, and a bit of harsh cleaning solution. It smells like something unexpected. Almost an uneasy marriage. The taste is still very sweet, but a little richer than the nose, with some clingy sharp oil coating the palate making this a little more interesting. Strawberries. Vanilla. And even some apricots make an appearance. It's definitely different, but probably not one of the greats.

The Nose is classic Bourbon but somehow softer. Toasted Vanilla. Marshmallow. With some light dustiness sweeping through. The taste though, oh the taste. All of sudden there's peanut butter. But a sweet, creamy, candied peanut butter. In fact, a Nutterbutter cookie wouldn't be too far off, with oil just swimming in directions you don't expect. You expect wood at this age. Not candy.

The nose is incredibly floral, bursting with honey and all kinds of tropical fruits, yet still with a sense of richness. The taste is honey and citrus with a hint of caramel toffee, but the finish is very short. Almost nothing in fact, with the only mouth feel staying towards the front of the palate. An enjoyable if unmemorable dram.

The nose is sweet, with hints of caramel and citrus. It feels young and green but not unpleasant, returning to a sweet and syrupy sensation. The taste is light but syrupy. French toast and dry lemon with hints of vanilla. It's young and a bit aggressively green. Almost like it's kicking you to be taken seriously. A refreshing malt, but perhaps not for all occasions.

The nose is strangely more of an emotion than a scent. Definitely rye, and you think it's light but it's not. It's elegant. The taste is very thick and oily. There's some nice spice at the end, but really it's a seamless, heavy, mystifying experience.

It's soft on the nose, defined by creamy pear with faint clove and baking spice notes. The taste is the same, though slightly acetone. Rather lacking in complexity and richness. Not great but oddly endearing.

The nose is soft, wafting hints of vanilla, caramel, and rye spice, although most of it gets swept under a coating of dust. The taste is surprisingly sweet. Lots of candied red cherries with subtle hints of vanilla and little bit of oak on the end. Really though, it's a one-note cherry bomb that doesn't take itself too seriously.