Nose: Smells like newmake, pear skin, anise seed, sourdough
Palate: Playdough, salty, toasted caraway, sourdough or rye, mango, holy shit it’s fiery
Rating: 4 / 10 – there are a ton of fascinating flavors, but damn this burns.. The light it burns.
Nose: Berries and cream, bath balm explosion
Palate: Tastes like kissing a bath and bodyworks. A high end raspberry oatmeal soap bar. Heavily coats my mouth.
Rating: 3 / 10
Nose: Toasted almonds, dried figs, cherries
Palate: Coffee, dried cherries, chicory, delicate
Rating: 5 / 10 – nicely rounded and the most delicate edradour I’ve tried
Nose: Nutmeg, touch of the wet ski boot, sulfur, bottom shelf milk chocolate – more yoo-hoo chocolate drink than Tony’s Chocolonely, and a weird smokeyness that is probably peat but isn’t wonderful?!? Something pretty herbal.
Palate: Ash tray, glazed burnt ham on the verge of going bad, menthol vapor rubs.
Rating: 1 / 10 – I could rub this shit on my chest if I runs out of vicks. But then I would smell like a crotchety old lady. Sadly the Usquebach society was not having a good day when they picked this. Maybe they this harkens to Genever and made them feel at home?
Nose: Leeks and potato soup, flash fried pimiento de padrón, portobello and hint of mole spices (cumin, cocoa, red chile powder, and cinnamon), mustiness
Palate: Big thick fruity wine notes, balsamic, stewed prunes, cherry concentrate, leather, coffee grounds, big tannin punch on the finish like chewing on a cinnamon stick
Rating: 8 / 10 – What a freaking wallop. This is shockingly good.
Nose: Blackberry, cedar, flat coke
Palate: Blackberry cobbler, pink peppercorn, plums, cranberry jam, sour cola bottles
Rating: 6 / 10 – this is totally my jam at first, but then it dropped a tiny touch. But what a fun mix.
Nose: Sweet brown butter, stone fruit, honey, marshmallow fluff, movie popcorn butter all married with a pervasive acetone note
Palate: Bourbon cask, caramel cream, , finishes on a slightly sour note
Rating: 5 (Ryan) 4 (Shane) / 10
Nose: Salty with hints of acidity. Celeriac, artichoke hearts, rhubarb, hibiscus flower. Apricot or wildflower honey. Bark mulch approaching a composting grass pile. Mexican 7up.
Palate: Intensely wood forward, which you would expect given the cask size. Bienmesabe (almond paste). Peppers and small ginger notes. White wine reduction. Lime peel. Quite tart.
Rating: 5 / 10 – for what people paid, I don’t get it. A fine experiment.
Nose: Honey ham, cucumber, melon pear (cucumber)
Palate: Honeydew melon, milk candies, brine, smoked eggplant
Rating: 6 / 10 – a nice sweet smoke, with a good rounded character. Wish it wasn’t watered but still lovely.
Nose: Barnyard funk, touch of sulfur, hints of prime rib, sweet treats, lot of delightful things here dancing around on the nose. Maple candies. Frosting.
Palate: Chocolate, leather, heather, smoke, vanilla salt water taffy, salted cod.
Rating: 5 (Shane) 6 (Ryan) / 10
Nose: Farmyard, cloves, wet hay. cedar planks, pollen, danish pastry, super subtle orange marmalade on toast.
Palate: Oak and apple leather. Cigar box. Cocoa nibs. Farmy and funky, oxidized. Has a chicken marsala vibe (the sauce, not the chicken). Nice layer of sherry undertones that nicely play with the apple.
Rating: 5 (Ryan) 6 (Shane) / 10
Nose: Vero mango lollipops. Pineapple juice and coconut water. Sugar cookies, fresh whipped cream, with bits of mint or maybe oregano and orange zest. Bar of soap. Grapefruit rind.
Palate: Tangerine spritzer. Bandaids. Heather grass and light smoke.
Rating: 6 / 10 one of my first loves in Scotch. I tried it in a restaurant and immediately went out and bought a bottle. But somehow, given all of my journey, today it’s both good, and yet somehow could be more.
Nose: Herbal, lemon verbena tea with honey
Palate: Pot de creme, yerba mate.
Rating: 5 / 10 – My father, who isn’t a spirit drinker declared it quite approachable. Zero complaints, and zero shits. Another whiskey for me to forget.
Nose: Red grape skins, menthol, wine vibe.
Palate: Big rounded spicy, grapefruit peel, nutty with a vague sense of smoke
Rating: 6 / 10 – big flavors worth enjoying
Nose: Acai tea, milk nose funk, sour milk
Palate: Wood tannin, vague cherry pitts, pears
Rating: 4 / 10 – a very mild easy sipper. Completely ambivalent.
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