Two Stacks The Blender's Cut Cask Strength

Vanilla, tobacco, and herbal on the nose. Taste is strong- as makes sense for cask strength- with predominant grass and tobacco notes. The sherry cask comes out a bit in the finish, but gives it a slight medicinal quality

Underneath charred/peaty flavor is unfortunately overwhelmed by the spiciness and alcohol burned

Smells a little fruity, tastes fruity and like it has too much alcohol in it, like maybe you shouldn't be drinking this? There is a good chance I'd like this non cask strength.

These notes are from a blind tasting (Flaviar Advent Calendar) The smell reminds me of vodka. Very light and mostly an alcohol burn, rubbing alcohol. A very small amount of red fruit, but mostly rubbing alcohol. After three full teaspoons of water I pick up a bit of bacon which is weird. In my opinion, this isn’t starting out too good. The taste is similar to the smell. It really drinks more like vodka to me than whisky. I appreciate the high abv, but I can’t seem to pull any real flavors out yet, due to the rubbing alcohol taste,and smell, that never fades. The finish is medium to long but it’s unpleasant. This is a real disappointment, as I enjoy Irish whiskies. I was excited to see “Product of Ireland” on the vile, but I have to say this is the worst of the bunch so far. I can’t get past the vodka qualities of it. It’s all alcohol burn and rubbing alcohol taste. Overall Grade: F  (Eventually poured it out)

Pleasant and unique woody smell and taste.

Intense heat on the nose and palate. Aroma is anise, vanilla, and leather. Taste is spice and vanilla. Finish is a rich, complex blend of chocolate, leather, vanilla, and dark fruit, with a subtle peat.