This sample is courtesy of @PBMichiganWolverine and seems rather interesting as it’s from a new distillery in Lowlands that has aged their whisky for this bottle in a combination of sherry, bourbon and STR burgundy barrels. The nose starts with Honey Nut Cheerios then oak aged Sprite soda followed by a light sherry sulfur note with some rocky minerality, band aids and light barrel spices with low ethanol burn. The taste is a thin-medium mouthfeel starting with caramel, citrus fruits and Cheerios followed by a medium chili pepper spice and chalky powdered ginger that lingers before transitioning to light tannic oak with medium ethanol burn finishing medium length with citrus zest, Cheerios, peppercorns, powdered ginger and light oak. This is a young whisky that needs more time and the flavors from the sherry, bourbon and burgundy casks don’t really surface for me outside the sherry sulfur on the nose. There’s not a lot going on with this one besides some malt, sour fruit and spice, but the whisky is young, so that’s not surprising and it will be interesting to see how their whisky develops over the coming years. Another huge thanks to @PBMichiganWolverine for the sample of this hopeful up and coming distillery.