from a purchased sampleNose: Waxy, honey, and richly fruity. Notes of toffee, apricot, quince, plum jam, and raspberry compote. It's all a bit elegant. There's a nervous quality as it flits back to…
Sample from a friendFollowing up on the legendary 1983 25 year Usuikou, I deemed it proper to respond with something equally as impressive, but on the other side of the scale. This is a named, 18-year…
from a purchased sampleNose: Oh my. Toffee, caramel, fudge, and a few trace notes of sherry and red fruit wafting in the middle. Rich and powerful, this is satisfying. A little like syrup and thick…
Nose: Sherry, bbq, seaweed. I can get into this! Stewed figs, apples, and briny iodine. Mesquite bbq chicken - there's something in the bbq. Rich and very nice. It does have some rubber notes, and ash…
from a purchased sample Nose: Light varnish and a little sweet leather. Develops on dates, prunes, golden raisins, and cinnamon. The varnish is a little bitter-sweet orange zest. Chocolate, caramel, and…
Nose: Malty and very vegetal. I see where they get the Green peppers from the name. Honey. I'm not sure that I like this vegetal quality and strength. It's a bit off to me and bitter-sour. Vanilla and…
I was searching for some of my notes for a Glen Grant and discovered that, in fact, not only had I never typed them up, I never typed up any notes from a tasting session back in October. Memory fades,…
The last of my forgotten notes from last October, this was another purchased sample.I should note: I don't keep great track of the color of drams, so, for something this long ago, I have no idea what it…
This is my 100th set of notes to publish here, and I wanted to do something to make it special. I have a few samples of really special drams, but thought that it was time to do something once in a lif…
Nose: Light, floral, and on honey. There is a distinct and slightly yeasty, rather malty quality to it. Pressed dried and waxy flower petals. Eventually a few red berries come out. Vanilla, frosting,…