Ian Macleod As We Get It

66.8 % batch. Sherry bomb. Undeniably good.

This is pretty interesting bottle. For quite low price you got 0,7 liters of "barrel proof" whisky. The smell is bit rough, but in meaning like nice piece of wood which needs bit of touch to be for example nice walking cane. You get sweetness and bit of wood, some alcoholic sting which is quite expected with this ABV. The sip is actually nice, sweet, oak-y, little fruitiness (pear?), little spice. For that ABV the burn is nice and decent, but you will feel the first sip going down to your stomach like slow descending flare. I like it, it's nice experience and it tastes quite good. You can water it down a bit, the ABV could withstand a teaspoon of water quite nicely. The tastes will also unveil a bit. I like to have a bottle around, it gets better as it "breathe" with every opening. And it's nice to show whisky liking friends how the 62,3% can taste.

Warm spiced vanilla nose. Spicy, smoky cigar notes.

Mezcal and morning after cigars