Tastes

Noses hair tonic and vanilla. Some orange oil, faint mint. Thin bodied and largely flavorless except for an alcohol burn. Some mint and orange oil on the finish.

Excellent

Magnificent.

Intense peat on the nose. Band-aids. Earthy. Biscuits, buttery and burned. Flavor is intense full-strength. Battery acid. Water makes it a wonder of complexity, even while intensity perseveres. Fruit explosion, even while smoke exists on an equally dominant but separate plain.

Nose: More smoke than typical on an Aberlour. Spice and candy fruits typical of the distillery. Some lovely coconut/Hawaiian Tropic notes underneath. Taste is oily and sweet, but not as complex as the nose. A drop of water opens it up to allow the aroma to permeate the flavor. Not bad.

Nose: Peat and smoke. Classic Ardbeg. Dry and dusty tasting. Pepper. Medicinal. It’s Arbeg, but not the most interesting one.

Fabric softener and herbs on the nose. A little time brings some underlying vanilla honey. Nutty, fruity on the palate.

Froot loops on the nose. Nougat. A little leather, candied fruit. Caramel and peanut candy on the palate. Water brings out some strong medicinal flavors. Rather one-dimensional tasting, but not anemic or bad at all.

Spice and white pepper on the nose. Light cereal, slightly medicinal. Tobacco and cigar shop. Some maple emerges after a little time. Tastes of spice and oak. Somewhat refreshing and clean. Water brings strong floral notes to the nose. Flowers and burny notes carry through on the palate after water. A little fabric softener?

Peat up front in the nose with a bright cereal note. Some iodine and general medicinal qualities. Hint of Listerine. Light blueberries emerging. Complex! Buttery burned toast suggested . . . topped with orange marmalade, heavy on the rind. Creepy legs in the Glencairn. Some sawdust. Taste is bright and resinous, with sour fruit and cereal dominating. Water brings a slightly deeper sweetness with emergence of treacle. Suggested marketing pairing is with steak. Note to self to try it.