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Overall Character: Fruity, sweet and floral | Nose: apple pie, pear, shockingly light and fruity with PERHAPS some caramel notes in the background | Palate: caramel, oak, nougat, ginger, mulling spices, heather and pepper | Finish: slightly floral. Heather and… Continue reading "Hardin’s Creek Jacob’s Well"
Overall Character: Spicy oak and caramel | Nose: lemongrass, honey, fruit piths | Palate: warm caramel, nuts and oak, hot peppercorn, ginger root and mild butter lemon rind | Finish: medium cinnamon, oak and sulphur | Overall: very good for… Continue reading "Hardin’s Creek Colonel James B Beam"
Overall Character: Dried fruits and smoke. | Nose : Cherry pits and Mild leather, with smoky chocolate and cinnamon sugar almonds | Palate : Rich and chewy. Licorice, dried cherries, leather, and smoky smores. | Finish : Short – medium… Continue reading "Kilchoman Loch Gorm"
Overall Character: | Nose : Blackberry preserves, marzipan, mild coconut and pear. | Palate : Juicy and sweet, with a spicy oak bite. Cracked peppercorn, kettle corn, marzipan and cherry pits. | Finish : Medium long pear and apple peals.… Continue reading "Elijah Craig Small Batch 12 (CBC) “Glencoe”"
Overall Character: Sweet and fruity. | Nose: Cherry strudel, peach syrup, nutmeg | Palate : Nice rich sweetness. Almost bourbon – like surely due to the toastedness. Still plenty of fruit notes. Tangy caramelized apple, lemon zest, and peach tea.… Continue reading "Glenmorangie Milsean"
Overall Character: Butterscotch, fruits, and green tea. | Nose : Butterscotch and apricot, Asian pear and lemongrass, with wisps of green tea. | Palate : Nice rich buttercup, green tea leaves, apricot and pear. Potent and scotch like. | Finish… Continue reading "Suntory Toki (2017)"
Overall Character: Fruity, sweet, with spicy oak. | Nose : surprisingly light, pear and prunes, figs , with vanilla sweetness | Palate : rich and creamy, vanilla, marzipan, and figs. Some spicy oak. | Finish : long and spicy pepper… Continue reading "Blackadder Raw Cask 1984 Invergordon 30yo"
Overall Character: Bread, hops and tea | Nose : strong hops, lemongrass, dish soap, with some hints of vanilla wafer and buttered biscuit | Palate : sweet earl Grey tea, sweet bread, sweet potato, mild Cinnamon, nutmeg, and cardamom. |… Continue reading "New Holland Hatter Royale Hop-Flavored Whiskey"
Overall Character: Chocolaty and spicy. | Nose: nice chocolate cherry cordial, maple and nutmeg | Palate : nice rich caramel, spicy pepper, cocoa, oats and oak | Finish : long and spicy. | Overall : great balance and power. Amazing… Continue reading "O.K.I. 10 Year Old – 2017"