Starward Nova Single Malt

Nose: honey sweet, orchard fruit (lot of people feels strawberry, I tend to agree), fresh.some warming spices. Palate: starts lightly, then gets sweet and pungent. Aftertaste: short-medium. Mainly spices. Some metallic notes. This stuff great on nose, harsh on palate and weak on finish.

Initial nose is red wine, the dangerous grape juice-kind, but also that slight scent of a young whisky. Taste reminds me of a dry red, grapes, and red-fruit. It has a creamy texture with a long finish of toffee and a very slight burn.

Good middle shelf drink

Nose - fresh berries and dried fruit, slightest hint of baking spice Taste - sweet red berries, a bit of vanilla, very approachable Finish - sweet but fades quickly, very mild burn

Red fruit

So LONG story but I was recently a judge in a whisky competition and a friend, another judge got this sample. It came home with me and I'm SURE he doesn't want it. So why not review it? Nose - wow 41% but it's pretty rich and a good mix of sweet, beady, rich vanilla, chocolate, toffee, and a hint of savory sweetness. Taste - A lighter and watered down version of the nose. It's a pastry with some salty notes driving it. I don't get distinct red wine notes but it's kinda savory and sweet and salty, with the focus on bready pastry sweet. The mouth feel is awful and ruins this in a way. So...I'll go high. This was free but I have ZERO tries to this guy. 1.75. It's got a nose that's above average for SURE but it's so thin and watery and under done. I'd pay no more than 50 on this and I'd want it for 30.

Nose: Honey, strawberry jam, touch of mint. Palate: Light and buttery. Raspberries, black peppercorns, and a slight marzipan flavor. Finish: Tobacco/oak