Tastes

BENROMACH 10YO 100 PROOF 57% - 2nd try - CARAMEL, melted brown sugar, full honey 3 Strong peppery burn, nutty raisins, oiliness, malty 2 Malty, oaky 2.25 2.25

3rd try caramel sweetness, corn, dryness in the nosing, high pepper 2 very spicy, sharp but a lot of complexity and sweetness and you taste the corn, the zingy taste is actually beginning to suit me, dryness, oaky, licorice 2.5 oaky, long sustained peaty (not the laph or laga kind of smoke) 2 2 Balcones Brimstone Whiskey 2nd try American craft distiller Balcones created this smoky corn whisky, fittingly named the Brimstone, by smoking the whisky itself rather than the grain. It is innovative techniques such as this which are creating a buzz around American whisk(e)y at the moment. American craft distiller Balcones created this smoky corn whisky, fittingly named the Brimstone, by smoking the whisky itself rather than the grain. It is innovative techniques such as this which are creating a buzz around American whisk(e)y at the moment. Corn whisky, definitely sweeter than the likes of the Knob Creek, you get a more intense flabor and sweetness, bbq corn, metallic-ness that is often associated with corn whisky, 2.5 flavour is lacking for such an intense smelling whisky - i am surprise that the flavor is not hitting it, dryness, you get a strong intense oaky bitterness, dark chocolate would be how i would call it, bbq roasted charcoal, a bit to raw and in your face for my liking 1.5 oaky long sustained 2.25 2 Metallic plastic sweetness associated with grain whisky, leathery 2 Metallic, thick malty, thick, brown sugar burnt caramel, dry, peppery 2 Finish oaky, hot pepper 2 It’s a very interesting taste, I won’t say it’s a bad whisky. But the issue is the deviation from a “typical whisky” that is why the rating is lower Spicy peppery 2 Bourbon corn, close to Jack Daniels, 2 2

Raisin, sweetness, no peppery burn, caramel 3 Smoothness, slightly oily, creamy, raisin, malty, sherry influence is strong but a little lacking in complexity 2.75 Sherry influence w v minimal peat 2.25 2.25-2.5

TEELING SINGLE MALT IRISH WHISKY 46% - 2ND TRY - Floral, fresh fruit, mid pepper, a little dry 2.25 Very complex tasting, floral burst, tinge bitterness, vanilla, dry, malty 2.25 oaky, 2.25 2.25 TEELING SINGLE MALT IRISH WHISKY 46% Sweetness, raisin, delicate 3 Complex Raisin, light peppery, sweet, creamy 3 Chocolate, thick malt flavor 2.25 2.75

TSC HEAVEN HILL 2009 8YO AMERICAN CORN WHISKY 53.2% Creamy, popcorn,spicy, corn candy, sweet, caramelised nut 3 Strong, artifical corn biscuit, oily cream 1.5 Sweet long sustain, quite a long spicy burn, lychee 2 2

NIKKA PURE MALT JAPANESE WHISKY 43% - 2ND TRY - SWEETNESS NAIL POLISH CREAM OILY NUTS 2.5 SMOOTH LIGHT, DELICATE CONTRARY TO THE NOSING. OAKY, LIGHT RAISIN SWEETNESS 2 OAKY 2 2.25 Nikka pure malt japanese whisky 43% creamy thick caramel, sweet 2.75 Oily, sherry influence, spicy, dry 2 Dry finish 2 2.25

KAVALAN CLASSIC TAIWANESE WHISKY 40% - 2ND TRY - V aromatic, sweet caramel, honey, vanilla is strong 3.25 Delicately balance, light, sweetness, vanilla, more on the slightly lighter taste profile, akin to a Japanese whisky type of mellowness 1.75 Short finish, oaky unimpressed 1.75 2.25 Kavalan Classic Taiwanese Whisky 40% ABV Creamy caramel sweetness 3 Spicy slightly bitter, fruity, oaky, 2 Woody and dry 2 2.25

TSC AULTMORE 2010 8YO PX CASK FINISH in 6 months 62.3% - 2ND TRY - Caramel and increibly sweet chocolate cottoncandy, slight spicy pepper 3.5 Creamy, vanilla, coconut, smooth, chocolate, slight bitterness 2.5 Chocolate, slight peat 2 2.5 Single cask aultmore 2010 8YO PX CASK FINISH IN 6 months 62.3% Sweetness, raisin freshness, fruit, wine, spicy 3 Creamy, raisin, slight bitter chocolate, sherry cask, wholesome fullness 3 Long finish smooth chocolate darkness 3

TSC ARDMORE 2008 10YO 2019 Bottle - 2ND TRY - BBQ roasted meat, chocolate, vanilla, coconut, spicy pepper note 3 Saltiness, roasted meat, chocolate, nuttiness 1.75 Meaty salt peaty 2.5 2.5 Single cask Ardmore 2008 10YO 2019 bottles Roasted bbq chips, teriyaki sweetness that is difficult to pinpoint this nolstalgic taste, spicy, fruits 3 Pleasantly oily creamy, peppery, Dark chocolate bitterness that lingers and melts in your mouth, salty, rich, dry 2.25 Peated 3 2.75