Colour of honey in the glass, good legs - subtle aromas of rye bread, toffee, caramel, Twizzlers. Explosion in the mouth (the opposite of subtle!), a little overpowering - burnt sugar, charcoal, honey…

I attended a very good class at the LCBO on Highland Single Malts - this was the first we tried. A deep amber colour with a solid body, it had great notes of oak, oatmeal, sherry with some licorice; it…

A great finish to our class. Medium-to-deep amber in colour, solidly bodied. More sea salt on the nose (like many of these whiskies), wet grass, thick toffee, hay and even rubber. Oily mouthfeel, quite…

This was my least favourite of the 6 malts we had - but I still liked it a lot! Non-chill filtered and with natural colour, so very light, straw. Almost like a light rum, somehow. Nose also brought out…

My favourite of all the whiskies we sampled - it's the 3rd Aberlour I've tried and I love them all. Strong legs, dark amber colour, like rum. Slightly peaty nose (and wet hay), with raisins, dates and…

The first Glenrothes I've had, very good. Light bodied, medium amber colour. Nose of papaya (!), musty sea air and vanilla. Light toffe on the palate with white pepper. Medium finish. Not as complex as…

This was our second bottle - fantastic. A medium bodied malt, light golden colour. It is non-chill filtered, so could get cloudy with water. Floral scents with grain and fruit, as if sitting on a barn…

My first foray into the world of Famous Grouse blends. Quite nice - solid bodied, the colour of golden honey. Oaky nose with malt, toffee and a little apple. These are also on the palate with some peat…

I quite like this bourbon - it doesn't blow me away (I'm not a huge bourbon fan) but makes a good sipper while BBQ'ing (which I'm doing as I write). Deep amber, good legs, very solid. Nose of cake-y…

Could very well be the worst whisky I've had. Looks fine with good legs and a light golden colour - but the aroma has no complexity beyond toffee (and, I think, corn - unfortunately). Slight honey taste…