Tastes

Very impressed. Nose: sherry, honey, heather, Ash, smoke, brine, hint of sulphur,inviting sticky sweetness, damp sherry soaked infused wood chips Palate: full on super sweet sherry attack wow wow wow, smoke lingering, spiciness, ashy, super sweet, milk chocolate Finish: spicy, sherry sherry sweet sweetest, sherry sweetness remains Hmm where to begin. First I gotta say that this is VERY different from the 12 and 18. This is really good, honestly my favorite highland park. This is like the 12's assertiveness with the 18's richness turned up 46.8% but richer and more flavourful. This is a sherry bomb with the heather, briney, highland park smoke. The sherry is really nice, it's close to overwhelming all the other flavours but I don't mind because I like big powerful whiskies. I'd give it 5/5 but for a NAS at only 46.8% at $100 it puts it in territory of other really good scorches.

On the nose immediately sherry, sweet white sugar note. That bandaid bbq sauce lagavulin signature smell is still there but suppressed. To be honest I'm not sure if the px works here it seems disjointed. Tastes like lagavulin 16 that's less peated and less green apple. But bandaid medicinal taste still there with really sweet sherry. It's honestly okay, 3/5 because it's also too expensive, if I was to judge on the whisky alone 3.5, I rated the lagavulin 16 a 4. Cheers

First things first, let's talk about the sherry. It's in perfect harmony, not too strong and not too sweet. It's definitely balanced. You can taste the sweetness from the px and you can taste the chocolatetynes from the olorosso and the bourbon just rounds it out with flavours of honey. Bottled at 43% so that's a plus. One thing I just gotta say is this is NOT a sherry bomb, I'd say 65%of this whisky is sherry influence. It'd also really "smooth" from the triple distillation super easy to drink. But that does make this whisky a little "apologetic" and lacking in body. Overall a good dram, easy drinking and very good sherry flavours. Cheers

Wow can immediately sense there's something else going on here. Can definitely taste the wine finishing, it works together with the sherry in perfect harmony. It's got a lovely velvety mouthfeel, and it's soft and gentle. It's actually a very good whisky I'm pleasantly surprised. One thing though it's SUPER sweet. Reminds me of the Quinta ruban. I'd rate it higher if it was cheaper and bottled at a higher abv, the dalmore 15 reminds me of a Quinta ruban but more refined. I'd wish it was bottled at a higher abv though. Overall it's a good whisky, will satisfy anyone looking for a twist and likes super sweet flavours

I just need to state that for those that says this is peaty, it's not at all. It'd a tiny bit more peaty armomas than the standard black 12yr, I'd say 30% more but the thing is there seems to be a trade off. Whereas in the original black I pick up fruit notes it's not as apparent in the double black. There's a trade off, sure it's has a bit more sherry and "smokey" flavour but you're getting less red fruit green apple characteristic found in the original black. But in terms of flavour the black definitely has more, it's more brash and more robust. So in terms of enjoyment and quality I'd rate them the same. The 12 is elegant and we'll balanced, double black is exactly like 12 but missing fruity notes and 30% smokier. For that I'm giving it 3/5 also for the reason of it costing so much. The price increase in the double black doesn't justify the price increase. But with all those things said, it's a good dram and since it's a Cold winter I'm picking the double black over the original tonight. Cheers

False advertisement. The labeling and description makes you think it's gonna be SUPER peaty, but it's not. On same level as a bowmore 12 I'd say. It's really thin and watery, not creamy at all. Quite disappointing actually. But for the money I payed $40 cad it's on par with its competitors, so 3/5. Edit: I'm tasting this back to back with the ARDBEG 10, gotta say one isn't better than the other. Smokehead is more brash while the ARDBEG 10 is more refined. However Smolehead is a lot sweeter than the ARDBEG 10 though

Fantastic value for money I can get these for $46 cad a bottle. Now this is SUPER smokey and peaty so if you don't like peat it's not for you. More peltier than lagavulin & caol ila. On same level as uigeadail. Now this quarter cask is really rich and creamy and is very assertive. Really rich and full bodied, like a sweet creamy malty warm campfire in a glass. This doesn't have a bandaid taste, also not very "medicinal" either which is good. Overall very good for the amount of money you're paying and it's SUPER peaty. Cheers

Has a weird plastic smell. Lots of grain here, can taste macallan and highland park in this definitely. Surprisingly has good body and richness, tastes like johnnie walker black but more robust and aggressive. Less silky.

Fantastic. This is fruity (baked green honey apples), very rich and flavourful. It's definitely mellow you can taste the age. It's very good. Full bodied and creamy. Macallan definitely know how to blend, the downside of ex bourbon maturing is lack of richness but macallan has used their wonderful sherry casks to fulfill the missing links of ex bourbon. Overall fantastic (had a glenfarclas 25 before this I'd rate them the same on enjoyability)

Hmm where to start, I guess it's good but the only thing is it tastes very youthful and "hot" I don't mean the 60%abv but because it's young so the alcohol forwardness is intense. I much prefer the glendronach single casks they are much better in my opinion. The downfall of the abunadh is the lack of body (thickness and viscousity), whereas the glendronach single casks are just as sherry forward but also extremely thick also with age statements!