Tastes

Sweet, toffee, vanilla,...this dram is awesome. Not quite the Bowmore 15 Darkest Islay.. but it doesn't match the sweetness, mellow factor of 15 year Oloroso Sherry casking...but he'll, why would I expect that from a 12 year?? I don't... but if the price is in the Glen Moray 12 year Elgin Heritage range... I'M DOWN for it!

Tasted at a local bar. Not all that for a 12 year... of course this is tempered by my limited experience and coarse palate. I tend to like sweet and fruity and smokey. Bowmore 15 year Darkest Islay is my jam for comparison. For $9 a glass I'd almost rather drink Tullamore Dew, which I know isn't the scotch but it's a daily drinker and it's almost as good for about $42 a bottle in Michigan. Another speyside (?) single malt I like is Glen Moray Elgin 12 year Classic which is just as good, maybe more floral and a little sweeter... probably a better price. About $55/750 ml here. Gotta check Balvenie prices but it's not common in backwater Michigan. Hey, we're not Hicksville Oklahoma, but it's the Midwest, vs. LA, Boston or NYC.