Tastes

NOSE Sherry, caramel, malt, dried O & DF, slight baking spice, and cocoa. Soft and shockingly nice. The sherry is pronounced and well-integrated. PALATE Dry cocoa, roasted malt, sherry sweetness, leather, baking spice, brown sugar and some orange peel and nutty notes. Again, shocked at the amount of sherry in this whisky and even more so with the depth. FINISH Medium -> Sherry, malt, caramel, and oaky spice.

NOSE Sunkist fruit gems, orange zest, honied fruit, malty sweetness, touch of baking spice. Richly sweet and fruity, the aroma manages an uneasy balnace. PALATE Sunkist fruit gems, orange zest, honied fruit, earthy malt, dried orahcard fruit, touch of baking spice, nuts and lemon zest A bit deepr on the earth notes and a bit bolder on the fruity notes and much more complex all around. FINISH Medium -> Fruity, earthy malt and baking spice.

NOSE Woody, dry Malt, cereal grain sweetness, banana chips, orchard fruit, Nilla Wafers, and a slight grassy note. A lackluster aroma that comes through light and is rather weak. PALATE Caramel, grassy malt, cereal sweetness, banana chips, dried orchard fruit, vanilla cake, and baking spice. More robust than the aroma, but still quite… meh. It’s missing depth and comes through flat and lifeless. FINISH Medium-short -> Caramel, banana chips, and some spice.

NOSE Peat, malty sweetness, dried orchard fruit, roasted nuts, caramel, nutmeg light coffee touch medicinal. The Scotch notes dominate the aroma with the rye and bourbon sitting far behind. PALATE Peat, charred nuts, malty sweetness, nuts, caramelized banana, dried fruit, vanilla taffy, baking spice, dried raspberries, nutmeg, and some cocoa. This is a whirlwind of flavor lead by the peaty scotch with the bourbon and rye notes adding complexity. FINISH Long -> Smoke, dried fruit, nuts, caramel, and nutmeg.

NOSE Fruity sweet, dilly spicy, oaky, copper and some vanilla taffy, cocoa and waxiness. It’s a decent nose, but light and not as expressive as past batches. A bit on the mild side. PALATE Cloying port, copper, stale nutmeg, oak, vanilla taffy, biscuity, light dill, cocoa and raisins. Surprisingly light despite the heavy sweetness, this is not at all what I think of when I think HWMND.

NOSE Dill, orange slice candy, rye spice, vanilla, white pepper and light notes of caramel, oak, leather. Smells exactly like you think an MGP 95/5 would, and I dig it like I always do. PALATE Dill, orange slice candy, oak, rye spice, vanilla, white pepper and light notes of caramel, leather. Darn near a carbon copy of the aroma which is to be expected. FINISH Medium-long -> Dill, spice and oak with some vanilla taffy.

NOSE Dilly rye spice, butterscotch, candy orange, herbal notes, touch metallic and baking flour. It’s not deep or complex, but it comes through clean and bright, quite nice. PALATE Butterscotch, candy orange, herbal notes, dilly rye spice, cocoa powder and a touch piney and ashy. Bright and herbal it’s a crisp delivery. FINISH Medium -> Dilly spice, herbal pine and some dried fruit.

NOSE Dilly rye spice, copper, orange zest, baking spice, touch oak. Everything about this just screams MGP with that heavy dill spice note. PALATE Dilly rye spice, copper, orange zest, baking spice, touch oak. Everything about this just screams MGP with that heavy dill spice note. FINISH Medium -> Dilly spice, caramel, and marshmallow

NOSE Oak, dried dark fruit, leather, roasted nuts, complex baking spice, and a touch of pepper. Deep and rich, this is the kind of bourbon aroma I miss finding more. Reminds me a bit of old Heaven Hill. PALATE Oak, dried dark fruit, roasted grain, roasted nuts, caramel, complex spice and slightly tannic with touches of menthol and vanilla. The palate though makes me think a bit more of Old Forrester, but still quite nice. FINISH Long -> Oak, spice, dried dark fruit, brown sugar.

NOSE Vanilla, cornflakes, malty sweetness, oak, nutmeg, Twizzlers, orange candy, and a slight floral note. Light and airy, it’s a mostly sweet aroma with earthier notes coming in pockets and hints. PALATE Grassy grain, oak, vanilla taffy, orange candy, baking spice, bready, a touch of cinnamon red hots, and caramelized banana Starts off simple and grassy, but slowly builds to a more nuanced palate. FINISH Medium -> Grassy, oaky, and caramelized banana