Tastes

NOSE Hazelnuts, leather, dried dark fruit, cocoa, dried orchard fruit, citrus peels, butterscotch, copper, and strawberry shortcake. There is a “rust in the rain” aroma to this that’s earthy and warm but a bit metallic. I dig it. PALATE Hazelnuts, leather, dried dark fruit, copper, orange peels, baking spice, cocoa, graham, and a touch of ash. The sherry really peaks through here in a way that makes me think of all the great, old, Glenfarclas I’ve enjoyed. FINISH Long -> Sherry, malt and ashy cocoa.

NOSE Nutty caramel, malt, cocoa, oak, candied citrus, dried dark fruit, bit of spice. A more expressive aroma that delivers some nuanced spice notes. PALATE Malt, cocoa, oak, dried dark fruit, caramel, nuttiness and some leathery spice. The fruitiness really pops here and it ends up being something more soft and elegant than the 110 proof might suggest. FINISH Long -> Dried dark fruit, malt, oak and spice.

NOSE Malty, milk chocolate, brown sugar, dried dark fruit, oak, graham. Kind of light, even with water there isn’t a ton happening, but what is, is nice. PALATE Oaky, malty, dried orchard fruit, char, brown sugar and some Sunkist fruit gems with a bit of baking spice and tannic bite. It’s a nice warm flavor, but kind of odd the way the oak is prominent here, it reminds me a bit of a very good American Single Malt with the tannic bite. FINISH Med-Long -> Oaky, dried fruit and baking spice fade out with a bit of cocoa and brown sugar.

NOSE Peat, strawberry shortcake, orange peels, buttercream frosting, toffee and a touch of sulfur and leather. Deep and velvety, I could sit and sniff this for days. PALATE Earthy peat, dried strawberries, vanilla taffy, toffee, cocoa powder, clove, anise, touch of sulfur and leather. But if I did sniff it for days then I wouldn’t get to experience this fantastic palate. FINISH Long -> Peat, dried strawberries, spice and a touch of sulfur.

NOSE Oily smoke, malt, saline, graham, dried orchard fruit, honey, malt, vanilla, caramel, touch of baking spice and plastic. If you want to know the essence of Laphroaig, give this a sniff. PALATE Oily smoke, malt, saline, graham, dried orchard fruit, honey, malt, vanilla, caramel, touch of baking spice and plastic. It’s just wave after wave of LAPHROAIG crashing over the palate in a carbon copy of the nose. FINISH Long -> Smoke, malt, minerality, graham and honey.

NOSE Waxy – candied – vanilla, minerality, smoke, citrus, malty sweetness and some copper. Obviously young and spirit-driven, but nothing off-putting. It’s actually kinda nice. PALATE Minerality, smoke, waxy – candied – vanilla, malty sweetness, briny saline, and some copper and light citrus and butterscotch. Surprisingly tasty and multi-faceted given what this is. I’m digging it. FINISH Long -> Peat, caramel, oak, malt and a light sweetness fade out warmly.

NOSE Smoked and candied banana a’la Bananas Foster, graham, marshmallow, slightly nutty. Peaty banana… that’s the majority of what I’m getting on this. PALATE Smoked banana, caramel, hay, cinnamon, vanilla, almonds, Honey Nut Cheerios and a slight waxiness. Palate is more complex than the nose and brings up some warmer earthier notes. Adding water brings up some light minerally-spirity notes, but it doesn’t come across as raw. FINISH Long -> Peat, Honey Nut Cheerios, banana, and malt.

NOSE Buttery malt, vanilla taffy, Honey Nut Cheerios, dried orchard fruit, hazelnuts, Circus Peanuts and almonds. It smells more like an ex-bourbon vs new charred oak whisky with these softer notes. PALATE Vanilla taffy, buttery malt, dried orchard fruit, melon rind, baking spice and some light oaky notes with a bit of Circus Peanuts. Has a nice dessert profile to it, I’m enjoying the buttery sweetness. FINISH Medium -> Buttery malt and baking spice.

NOSE Caramel, oak, corn meal, vanilla wafers, baking spice, pastry notes and some light honey, citrus peel and corn notes. A nice warm aroma that’s decently complex and interesting. PALATE Caramel, oak, corn meal, vanilla wafers, orange peel, dried orchard fruit, pastry sweetness with some honey and herbal spice. Warm and complex, this is a flavor profile that keeps bringing me back. FINISH Medium-long -.> Oak, caramel, fruit and spice.

NOSE Caramel corn, oak, baking spice, dried fruit and some nuttiness. Decent, standard, bourbon aroma. PALATE Caramel corn, vanilla, orange peel, dried fruit, nuttiness and some baking spice. Again, standard, nothing too amazing FINISH Medium -> Caramel corn, vanilla taffy, oak and spice.