Tastes

an oily begining, a brief flash of caramel before some earthy, herbal notes arrive, drift wood oak, iodine, and of course very heavy peating. the finish is medium to long with a white pepper, anise and straw finish. Good islay id recommend for heavier iodine and herbal qualities.

Vanilla and oak straight off the bat, with oak carrying through entirely. there is notes of licorice, earthy minerals, leather and dashes of brown sugar. the finish is peppery and peaty, with the finish being medium to long. Peat is medium strength and definitely noticable. Nice and rich peated irish.

Semi oily with a cereal and light vanilla begining, light oak, straw, floral, mild peat smoke. As you reach the finish it reaches a drier, tannic and peppery medium length finish. Very mild and light, a great introduction to peated malts and one I recommend to alot of people interested in peat. Its nothing extraordinary but its a great every day sipper with a fantastic price. Cant tell you how many people ive gotten off J&B (somewhat similar profiles, with ardmore being superior of the two)

Orange, citrus peel, red berry, cereal, later revealing more cinnamon/baking spice and a noticable amount of peat. More tannin is revealed in the later half and it is almost reminiscent of some cognacs. The finish is short to medium length with an oily, mildly spicy finish. pretty fantastic dram, but nothing that would make me grab it again for the price point. Althought the wooden display it comes with and the general aesthetics of the bottle are awesome.

Sweet off the bat, vanilla, some faint oakiness but its most apparent note is a dark berry. black currant/ black berry notes shine through near the finish. Its a pretty smooth sipper for 90 proof, and as much as i stay away from flavored whiskey, this stuff aint too bad.

Immediate vanilla sweetness to start off, then caramel/toffee with cashew and almond. There is a bit of maple syrup but then turns to char and oak that ends with a rich, smoky medium length finish with specs of carroway, which is a little heavy on the ethanol. Its a good whiskey but i dont think id buy a bottle myself for the price point.

sweeter roasted sugar notes that instantly translate to a more robust standard rye spice, oak, slight menth, black pepper and tiny dashes of dried fruit. Decent rye, would be more prone to using this as a mixing rye than a sipping rye