Johnnie Walker Green Label 15 Year

JWGreen 15YR/Poured Neat into Glencairn *NOSE: Pear. Apple. Vanilla. Oatmeal with fresh Red Berries and Honey. Hint of Smoke/Peat. Light Floral. Tea. *NEAT: Enters surprisingly Tropical & Sweet. Crushed Pineapple and Mango. Beeswax. Vanilla. Oak. Leather. Light Peat/Smoke shows up mid-palate through the finish with Sweet Tropical Fruit coating and layering on the palate along with some White Pepper, a wisp of Brine, and a hint of Ash. This is all delivered with a great Velvety mouthfeel. *SPLASH: A couple drops of water add Iodine to the Nose. On the Palate, the Peat/Smoke notes become a little more prominent. A little Mint is added to the Fruit notes and the coating gets a little more Tingle. *VERDICT: For a blend that includes both Caol Isla and Talisker, I expected a little more Peat influence and was very surprised by the sweet tropical nature of this one. The fruit notes seemed to "burst" and had an almost "juicy" character. The coating velvety mouthfeel is one of the best I can recall experiencing. At $60, it's decent VFM. I'm tempted to go 4 1/2, but I'll give it a strong 4 1/4.

Not as good as expected