This year for the holidays I’m going to try a brand new whiskey every day in December. #lifegoals Dec. 9: So if you happened to read my review of the 14 year, you can only imagine my anticipation of this 15 year. To be perfectly clear, this is not a fooled-me-once-shame-on-you-fooled-me-twice-shame-on-me scenario. I bought this and the 14 year together. So after suffering through that ass swill at $140, it’s hard to put into words how I feel popping this $175 bottle. I’m going to go with: man who shat his pants on a hike, and now, back at his motorcycle, realizes he has to smear his shit pants all over his leather seat to get home. I’m currently on my ride home, thinking, “Great. Now I have even more shit I’m gonna have to get rid of.” Nose makes me hopeful. That weird pencil eraser scent is there, but not nearly as prevalent as in the 14. I get honey and citrus too. Nose isn’t bad. The body: damnit Rare Perfection. You had to string me along for a few seconds more with that nose. I get a hard hit of that awful flavor. Pencil shavings. Sawdust. Possibly some dirt. The Bertie Bott’s of whisky. Finish is cinnamon. A bit of that sawdust still. Not terrible. Okay. I’m a skeptic. This applies to whisky too. I would be delighted for someone to help me understand how to enjoy this stuff. I’m $315 in the hole with this stupid product line. I’m highly motivated to enjoy it. But until that explanation comes, this product line is in the running for “worst whisky I’ve ever tried.” Is this guy better than its 14-year brother? Yep. If you chug it, you might be able to find some enjoyment on the nose and the finish, only having to suffer the body once. Is it drinkable? Ask my kitchen sink drain. This product line needs to be removed from existence. I don’t know if I actually have 22 more new whiskeys lined up, so if you’re reading this and there’s something readily available out there you’d like me to enjoy/suffer through this holiday season, leave it in the comments.