Nose: Very soft, sweet scents and quite toasty. Spots of honey, a few pinches of ginger with a bit of lemon. Sherry sweetness is present also, rich baking spices, raisins and some other notes of currants – caramel and toffee are all clearly displayed along with some green apples. ______________________________________________________________________________________________ Taste: Creamy and medium bodied. Rich vanilla, baked apples, and moist banana bread dusted with noticeable spice and giving you the most subtle nudge of a burn, reminding you that you are in fact drinking whiskey. Well textured, with marmalade mixed with crushed hazelnuts. The honey and ginger from the nose come back as well. ______________________________________________________________________________________________ Finish: Not a very long finish but this just means that you have to keep diving back into this whiskey till the glass is empty and then later need to refill. The spices from the nose stick with you, and don’t leave your tongue, lingering well into the finish. Hints of sweet red grapes come around with pie crust, vanilla and almonds. ______________________________________________________________________________________________ Bourbon and House Rating: 96 _______________________________________________ www.bourbonandhouse.com