Nose: Pear skin, vanilla granola.
Palate: Light and bright. Pear and yogurt. Drizzle Wildflower honey. Sweet white wine vibe.
Rating: 5 / 10 – a perfectly acceptable whisky.
Nose: Cherry wood sawdust, gingerbread spice, rose water
Palate: Sour cherries, roasted almonds ginger, black peppercorn, quite thin and yet a good tartness.
Rating: 5 / 10 – a bit more character but lacks oomph
Nose: Chocolate turron with rice krispies, nougat, cocoa pod flesh, dried cherries
Palate: Leathery, chocolatey, delicious.
Rating: 7 / 10 – big delicious simple sherry bomb.
Nose: Chocolate covered espresso bean, tobacco leaf
Palate: Grapefruit peel, red wine vinegar, ginger, peach and black tea
Rating: 6 / 10 – fun and complex. But brighter than I wanted.
Nose: Butterscotch, cedar, touch of sulfur
Palate: Caramel, lemon peel, mongo white tea, sulfur.
Rating: 5 / 10 – too dirty sulfur for me but it’s an exciting pour.
Nose: As a kid you couldn’t force me, but somehow in my 40s I’ve finally acquired the taste for well crisped fat. Especially with the charred caramelized bits. Rich decadence off the charts. I’ve had cassis on the brain all week. Stained glass purple tinted fingertips. Blackberries from the warm side of the train tracks, ultra ripe sticky deep red figs, veering into vieille prune. Old saddle tack and grandpa’s pipe tobacco. Black shoe polish, restrained, deep, elegant.
Palate: A full suitcase of gentle flavors. Sorry sir, that won’t fit into the overhead bin, would you like us to check this for you? You don’t look to be in a rush. A sweet dustiness, with hints of polish. Boom. Warm, wood embrace, which for me is good but won’t suit everyone. I blew my nose after a big sip and could see the quercus vapors curling out of my nostrils like puff the magic dragon. Sweet and dry tones of a well-tuned fruit leather. I’m back into running long distances after a 5 year break and was praying the industry had shifted from sickly fruit flavored energy sources to anything less sweet. No luck, but the natural fruit jellies have come a long way. I really enjoyed the green banana, ginger and cardamom chews. Add a bit of oak extract, and you are on point.
Rating: 7 / 10 – What a nose. And the palate is no slouch, if you can really slow down and give it space. I love this level of wood, but my instinct is that they waited too long. Would have loved to try it at 30 years in cask.
Nose: Chicken satay peanut sauce, peanut brittle. FRESHLY CRACKED DENTAL DAM. We sure he logged this right? Smells like a madeira. So savory. Rosemary. Mince and apple pie. Curried apples. Golden raisins. Lebanese rice pilaf with dried cranberries and almonds. Wet hay and clovers.
Palate: Usually when the palate matches the nose, that is a plus. But noooope. Nope nope nope. This goes onto the cheap street food that keeps you up all night and industrial rubber spectrum. Then it shifts into a kinda pleasing apple pie vibe. But it doesn’t save it.
Rating: 4 / 10 – Friends don’t let friends drink this alone. Hold my hand Ryan. This juice is for savages. The dry sherry vibe is so darn overwhelming.
Nose: A summer alpine meadow. Honeycomb and chamomile. Waxy and polish. Sugar pea vines in bloom.
Palate: A subtle entrance that blossoms with time. White tea, orange peel and a spoonful of honey. Rose hips with a gentle non-cloying sweetness. A pimm’s cup.
Rating: 6 (Shane) 7 (Ryan) / 10 – this should be served in a garden cafe. With little cakes and cucumber sandwiches. The perfect summer bottle.
Nose: Geranium and green apple.
Palate: Cinnamon apple sauce, sugar icing.
Rating: 6 / 10 – freaking lovely. Really enjoyable but only has one dimension.
Nose: Dry grass, eucalyptus, green apple.
Palate: Green mango, green pear, lychee, touch of salinity
Rating: 6 / 10 – beautifully fruity easy drinking, clearly has caramel coloring
Nose: Dandelion, lime leaves, lychee, green apple jolly rancher
Palate: Green apple jolly rancher, on old stale juicy fruit gum, white pepper, wax paper
Rating: 5 / 10 – while the nose isn’t a stunner, it gets better as it rests. The palate is pleasant but mild. Cask strength even at 43.5%.
Nose: Spongecake with grand marnier sprinkled on, tangerine flan, sawdust, waxiness.
Palate: Wax paper, tangerine taffy, julie’s aunt’s orange rolls, white tea where you left the paper label in, orange flan
Rating: 8 (Shane) 9 (Ryan) / 10 – Be excellent to each other – Party on, dudes! So-crates – “The only true wisdom consists in knowing that you know nothing”. Ted: “That’s us, dude.”
Nose: Pear drops, vanilla custard, panna cotta, lemon, honeysuckle, nectarine, very light violet
Palate: Touch of honey in white tea, lime peel, unripe nectarine, waxy.
Rating: 7 / 10 – en elegant and light summer pour
Nose: Warm cedar, sandalwood, vanilla caramels, cantaloupe.
Palate: Rose hips, marshmallow, creme brûlée, caramel, nabisco vanilla wafers, coffee
Rating: 7 (Ryan) 8 (Shane) / 10 – sweets shop notes, time for a sweater and cup of something warm.
Nose: Almond biscotti, sweet squash
Palate: Roasted sweet potatoes, marzipan, pimiento padron, salted gummies, anise, elderflower, coconut – an almond joy
Rating: 7 / 10 – there is a deep earthy sweetness paired with bitterness that makes for a fascinating pour.
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