from purchased sample:Nose: Fudge, and maybe a little chocolate and toffee, and kirsch. A little wood and something like a damp green forest. Vinuous, though somewhat earthy and savory - not the sulph…
from a purchased sampleNose: Really great peat wonder. Ashy, coastal, and rather medicinal. It's almost a bit on cardboard and hay, and it works here. A little and faint bbq (charcoal, not the sauce).…
Nose: Vanilla, frosting with a but of loose alcohol/extract. Banana, pineapple, and mango. Tropical fruit abounds! There the fruits are still soft and less citric/sharp. Ice cream and perfumy orange…
from a purchased sampleNose: Peat, brine, and kosher salt (obviously). There's a good layer of fruit behind it -- mainly lemon. Damp clamshells and oysters. A little pepper. Vanilla. Dried flower petals…
I've had multiple drams from purchased samples, but I finally decided to open one of my bottles. I tried it a few times (down to half a bottle now) and have, more or less, consolidated my notes.Nose: A…
Nose: Wow, very light. Pure strawberries and raspberries in vanilla cream. Malt and grssy. Hints of rubber and some menthol. Red fruit with lemon juice on it. Waxy-smoke (or smokey wax) and some roasted…
After hearing some rave reviews of this US-release bottle, I decided to go in for it and try it out. Sometimes, there's nothing like a great, old sherry wonder. I've been going through this bottle faster…
from a purchased sample. Warehouse H, Rich 13, bar #3I loved another incarnation of this expression and was curious to see how it went from bottle to bottle.Nose: Rich rye bourbony goodness. Vanilla, rye…
from a purchased sample- Nose: Dark and dry rye wood. Cocoa and peanut brittle - there's definitely a peanut quality lurking in the second row. Tobacco. Spearmint. Very minty. Menthol. Butterscotch and…
from a purchased sample (I don't have the bottle information for this one)Nose: Really nice and simple. This smells "golden": honey, light rye, vanilla, sweet shaved wood. More rye. Simple, but very good…