Whiskey Del Bac Dorado Mesquite Smoked Single Malt

Smoke comes bellowing out at you upon the first whiff. I get a hint off mesquite and BBQ underneath the smoke, but it is difficult to find. Further down you start getting some chocolate notes as well. The smoke sticks to your upper palate upon first sip, while the thinner vanilla and honey notes wash over the tongue. The mesquite smoke lingers at the finish as well, kind of like breathing in a campfire too deeply. I'm sure there are some out there that would enjoy this, but definitely not something I would crave, ever.

BBQ sauces, cherries and mesquite. Solid amount of quality smoke. BBQ meats and grilled fruit. Some warmth and a great oily feel. Great finish.

Nose - smoked meat, mesquite, apple sauce, butterscotch, marshmallow, orange zest, vanilla, cherry, floral and vegetal notes, cinnamon, allspice, black pepper, mild to moderate ethanol burn. Taste - mesquite, vanilla cream, baked apple, smoked meat, cherry, butterscotch, orange blossom, lemon, sweet floral notes, nutmeg, cinnamon, sour oak, black pepper, ginger, moderate alcohol bite, finishing medium short with mesquite, smoked meat, and citrusy apple flavors. The nose is BBQ with a side of apple sauce. There are some floral, vegetal, and citrus notes as well, but not much else. The palate is a bit better, with baked apple and citrus accompanied by salty, thirst-inspiring smoked meat. This has the unfortunate task of following my tasting of the excellent Whiskey Del Bac single cask Lost Lantern bottling. As expected, they share many characteristics, but Dorado is but a shadow of its cask strength counterpart. While not bad, it tastes overdiluted and young, with a rather short, unceremonious finish. If I hadn’t tasted the Lost Lantern yesterday, I may have liked this more. But alas, it’s just better than average for me. Many thanks to @ContemplativeFox for providing the sample!

Mesquite for sure but not overwhelming, cola flavored bottle cap candy, deep and rich, oak tannin finish.

Nose: sweet barbecue sauce, smoke, Palette: light spice, mild smoke, burnt caramel? I don’t know considering the interesting notes in the nose the lack of interest in taste is disappointing by comparison but it’s still fine.

Relatively smooth whiskey with enough smoke to be smokey but not overpowering or peaty

Nose: bbq chips, chili spice, and an underlying sweetness. Palate: soft, sweeter than nose, oily. Finish: returns to spice, chili, and lingering.

On the nose: starts with fresh campfire surrounded by spruce trees, then smoked apples, smoked vanilla cupcake, smoked caramel and smoked chocolate covered toasted marshmallow with light ethanol burn. The taste is a medium mouthfeel starting with mesquite smoked barbecue (short ribs, brisket), then smoked apples, smoked chocolate covered toasted marshmallow leading to barrel spices and smoked leather with a medium ethanol burn that finishes medium length with smoked beef short ribs, smoked chocolate covered toasted marshmallow, smoked apples and smoked vanilla cupcake. I’m not sure if I said smoke enough to describe how smoky this one is, but this tastes like someone just got a smoker and decided to treat the family to a full smoked dinner but to be sure it was smoky enough they smoked everything for 16 hours and then poured artificial liquid smoke on top of everything. There are a lot of great flavors in this but that smoke, for me, is just overwhelming all of them. Big thanks to @ContemplativeFox for the generous sample of this for tasting.