Tastes

Note is cinnamon vanilla and yeast funk

This highlights rye over sweetness. The nose is eucalyptus mint and some toasted cinnamon and caramel. The pallet is sweet up front then spicy going down. Cherry and oak are added however the cherry gets dominated by the oak at the end of the bottle. A great bottle at a great price however I don’t know when I will get it again.

Matured in two distinct casks. This whisky is a wide baseline with harsh transitions. You get honey bourbon and raspberry jam with sherry notes but all are fighting for space. There is more oak on the end of the bottle with anis and dark licorice, overall a great find to pick up not so subtle notes that whisky can in compass.

The first time tasting this was rich smooth honey however upon buying a bottle really let’s you get to know a whisky. Once familiar, smoke is first on the nose, specifically leather that couples well with vegetal tequila notes rounded out with honey and malt. The pallet adds chocolate with time, while always having a decent bitter mint ruff ness. A fine dram for people that want to be acquainted with easily pleated whisky.

I bought this bottle because of my love of Ardbeg and Lagavulin Distillers Edition. What I got was sort of a blending of the two. The nose is salty and briny peat but much subdued for a typical Ardbeg. A hint of lemon with cocoa but not the dark sticky fruits I was expecting. On the pallet; cocoa, salt iodine, peat and char. There is also a vegetal pepper that reminds me of Port Charlotte 10. At the end of the bottle the whisky becomes more smooth but the salt doubles in fold. An interesting bottle from Ardbeg.

A worthwhile nose but a lack luster pallet. The nose has a fruity bouquet with watermelon pear coconut and vanilla with hints of spice. The pallet has traces of the nose however it runs with the spice and turns to bitter alcoholic grass. Not a good finish but hides decently in coffee if you’re into that sort of thing.

Rich caramelized sugar a tropical tang in the background. The finish is full of chocolate with a hint of pineapple. While the nose is 4 stars the taste is mildly better however the finish is sublime I just opened this but I have to say 4.5.

The traits of the core Arran Malts of bright grape and cereal sugar however more elusive and harsh. A more complex finish than it has a right to be that adds smoke and peanut husk reminiscent of dusty bourbons.

A more elegant Jack Daniels. A spiced cola, wood; with almond vanilla and banana. While this is smother than the Evan Williams bob the price off sets the quality, both delicious and worth trying.

A budget whisky that is well worth the price. While not smooth or well balance you get quite a lot going on. Peat but mostly smoke with lemon citrus spiced apple and brown sugar. Definitely some heat reminiscent of cinnamon on the finish that I quite like. Overall I would definitely get again.