Rating: 14/23 All I know about this is that it's 51.8% ABV and bourbon-cask-finished. N: This is nice. It's mellow and approachable with some sweet apple and tangerine mixed with some very mild maltiness, and a bit of an earthy funk that seems just a tad youthful, but provides some nice complexity. There's a little oiliness, but I don't get a lot of fusels out of it, though there are some of them giving a bitterness that melds with the earthy funk. A little tart dryness as well that makes me think kind of of like Clynelish or Kavalan Soloist Port (very different, I know, but they have this one similar character). Ah, there's a waxy lemon peel character. Overall, not superbly balanced, but its balance is quite good and the unbalanced parts add some interest. P: Sweet with a moderatel mouthfeel. There's a bit of a tart, dry waxiness that leads into some earthy funk. I do get a bit of burn throughout that borders on harshness, though I don't really get a brash alcohol flavor. It's a tad oily, but that's probably just the proof. I don't really get malt. I get lemon peel and some dry grain. Right now, I'd be guessing this was a single grain or blend, not a single malt. There is enough full sweetness here that it's probably some malt, but I think I would still have guessed that this was a (pretty good) blend. F: The flavors mellow out here, though the burn persists. I get a bit of grain ready to be harvested and then some fruity apple sweetness comes out. - Conclusion - This is pretty good, but it's far from blowing me away. Side by side with Signatory's Caledonian 29 (12/23), this less less power and wood behind it, but neither is that woody and this is more interesting, sweet, and approachable. Between the two, I'd take this. Which makes me think I should try this side by side with Compass Box Artist's Blend (13/23). This is a bit more nuanced, but it also burns more and doesn't have the same sweet milkiness that makes me think of Auchroisk. These two seem fairly competitive. I can also see someone preferring this over Knappogue Castle 12 (15/23) because the Knappogue Castle has that same easy drinking quality as the Compass Box, lacking in complexity, but being very tasty and approachable. This certainly lacks the robustness, maturity, and finesse of something like That Boutique-y Whisky Company's Auchroisk 19 (17/23). There's no way I can see this reaching that level. So this is definitely in the 13-16 range. I'm pretty skeptical of a 16, but a 15 is quite possible. I think I'm going to settle on a 14.Rating: 14/23 All I know about this is that it's 51.8% ABV and bourbon-cask-finished. N: This is nice. It's mellow and approachable with some sweet apple and tangerine mixed with some very mild maltiness, and a bit of an earthy funk that seems just a tad youthful, but provides some nice complexity. There's a little oiliness, but I don't get a lot of fusels out of it, though there are some of them giving a bitterness that melds with the earthy funk. A little tart dryness as well that makes me think kind of of like Clynelish or Kavalan Soloist Port (very different, I know, but they have this one similar character). Ah, there's a waxy lemon peel character. Overall, not superbly balanced, but its balance is quite good and the unbalanced parts add some interest. P: Sweet with a moderatel mouthfeel. There's a bit of a tart, dry waxiness that leads into some earthy funk. I do get a bit of burn throughout that borders on harshness, though I don't really get a brash alcohol flavor. It's a tad oily, but that's probably just the proof. I don't really get malt. I get lemon peel and some dry grain. Right now, I'd be guessing this was a single grain or blend, not a single malt. There is enough full sweetness here that it's probably some malt, but I think I would still have guessed that this was a (pretty good) blend. F: The flavors mellow out here, though the burn persists. I get a bit of grain ready to be harvested and then some fruity apple sweetness comes out. - Conclusion - This is pretty good, but it's far from blowing me away. Side by side with Signatory's Caledonian 29 (12/23), this less less power and wood behind it, but neither is that woody and this is more interesting, sweet, and approachable. Between the two, I'd take this. Which makes me think I should try this side by side with Compass Box Artist's Blend (13/23). This is a bit more nuanced, but it also burns more and doesn't have the same sweet milkiness that makes me think of Auchroisk. These two seem fairly competitive. I can also see someone preferring this over Knappogue Castle 12 (15/23) because the Knappogue Castle has that same easy drinking quality as the Compass Box, lacking in complexity, but being very tasty and approachable. This certainly lacks the robustness, maturity, and finesse of something like That Boutique-y Whisky Company's Auchroisk 19 (17/23). There's no way I can see this reaching that level. So this is definitely in the 13-16 range. I'm pretty skeptical of a 16, but a 15 is quite possible. I think I'm going to settle on a 14. Thanks to @PBMichiganWolverine for sharing this. I'm always curious to try other whisky from the UK outside of Scotland. Bimber seems like one to watch, though I can't say that I'm particularly enamored with its young product.