Nose: Amaretto, almond, dates.
Palate: Really pleasant sweetness, chai tea
Rating: 5 (Ryan) 6 (Shane) / 10 – feeling terse today.
Nose: Pencil, rose hip, fruity, berrylicious.
Palate: Astringent, a bit too woody, red fruit is dominant (pomegranate, cranberries)
Rating: 4 (Ryan) 5 (Shane) / 10
Nose: Sultanas and sweet moments with a chalky vibe
Palate: Sweet sherry notes, dried cherries, licorice stick, unctuous palate and super long finish, tobacco leaves
Rating: 7 / 10 – I don’t get the peat at all, but it’s tasty. Doubt I’d ever pay macallan prices for it but it’s good.
Nose: Strawberry jam, honeysuckle, cinnamon
Palate: Unique cabinet spices: cinnamon bear crackers, chalkiness / mustiness, tiny hint of soapiness
Rating: 6 / 10 – lovely and rounded with a bunch of sherry notes – incredible finish – but has an old bottle vibe that is a bit musty. I wonder if the original would have been a buy.
Nose: Raisins and figs
Palate: Viscous with long long finish, fig newton, lychee, orange peel on the finish.
Rating: 6 / 10 – simple but lovely.
Nose: Dried cranberries and pomegranate
Palate: Dried stone fruits, coffee grounds, dark chocolate ginger graham crackers, black licorice
Rating: 5 / 10 – rounded and pleasant without being special. I like the flavors.
Nose: Vanilla ice cream with a zesting of lime peel.
Palate: Key lime pie, ginger, astringent, linseed oil, salted.
Rating: 5 / 10 – some depth in the flavor but the astringency is a mixed bag and lacks complexity for the abv
Nose: Toasted oats. And scene. A simple but pure note.
Palate: Milk coffee, chocolate wafer biscuits, orange peel – very mild but pleasing.
Rating: 4 / 10 – this is totally reasonable. It’s pretty nondescript but nothing is off. It’s no premium pour though.
Nose: Subtle notes of pickle brine and some fruit vinegar.
Palate: Oily, raisins, oolong, really sour
Rating: 4 / 10
Nose: Whole grain dijon, warm sidewalk, Santa Ana winds in LA, dry hay and dandelions, lemon oil.
Palate: Cold smoked meats. I can almost taste barley. This is lovely. Hint of brine on a well- basted turkey slice. Chamomile with a twist of lemon zest. Green peppercorn. A quiet mineral note.
Rating: 8 / 10 – this is such a nice sipper. It was a gifted sample and had it blind. I guessed springbank. This is an unusually balanced longrow, and what a nice sipper it is. A bottle meant to enjoy.
Nose: Sherry vinegar, apples, nice subtle sherried notes of dates and figs
Palate: Fig vinegar, dark soil, cecina, sour grass
Rating: 6 / 10 – a nice sour balanced with oloroso
Nose: Raspberries, currants.
Palate: You get that red wine tannic astringency, raspberries and milk chocolate.
Rating: 5 / 10
Nose: Vanilla, citrus and stone fruits (apricots and blood orange), angels food cake
Palate: Golden raisins, honeycomb, dried figs
Rating: 6 / 10 – this is so absurdly approachable I could pour it for nearly anyone. It is so beautifully sweet and balanced.
Nose: Heather, campfire, honey, spearmint, milk chocolate after notes
Palate: Ashy, dried apricots, lime zest, tiny eucalyptus note, incredibly well balanced.
Rating: 5 (Ryan) 6 (Shane) / 10 – this is seriously akin to a clean lochindaal and it is right up my alley. It just a hint too eucalyptus for me to want to buy one but it’s so damn close.
Nose: Kung pow chicken, big wood, Mexican dark chocolate
Palate: Dark chocolate and cinnamon, oak for days, chili, dutch salted black licorice
Rating: 7 (Shane) 5 (Ryan) / 10 – this is quite intense. It works this late in a tasting. Wonder if I’d like it this much on a fresh palate.
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