Teeling Small Batch Irish Whiskey

My nose says this is rum. Nothing but rum. All sugar cane and sweet banana and just a bit of molasses. There is a rather out of place cherry note that sets in strongly following the traditional rum notes, but doesn't stay too long before a buttery biscuit that finally points to the Irish base of the whiskey shows up pretty strongly. The palate is initially all sugar cane sweetness. Then things get into uncharted territory, with an interesting smoked prosciutto fighting through the sweetness. Brown sugar, banana, and oak follows, with the biscuit coming back at the end. The biscuit fades with the smoked, salty meat and somehow rather seamlessly turns into a bold green banana note that sits down and stays awhile. **I'm actually not sure what to do with this one. I like that it's rum without being full on sugar, and I happen to prefer underripe bananas, so I do like this quite a bit. On the other hand, I will also readily admit that this is a little weird. If nothing else, I'll keep coming back to it to try to make sense of it.**

Honey, vanilla, warm finish