Cask strength Colkegan Nose: Leather Butterscotch Caramel Dates Mesquite smoke Light tobacco (i.e., Connecticut) Taste: Some brine Pepper Tobacco Vanilla Mesquite A really great sipping whiskey. The cask strength really brings out the intense barrel notes. The mesquite notes are more prominent in the nose, but hover around in the taste. Love the New Mexican whiskey, and this is my favorite of the 3 Colkegan offerings (2 others to follow, hopefully).