Nose: Like smelling hard cider (a mix of apple and pear ciders), with the yeast not filtered. Nose2: Light honey with some grapefruit; over time, getting creamier with vanilla and yeasty pastry.Palate…

First vapor: A vanilla shade of sherry, and with peach.Nose: Sharp & tart: Lime rind/ kiwi / under-ripe pineapple. Faster breathing reveals lightness, like apple in a soft crisp. Nose2: Creaminess eme…

First vapor: Sugarcane, on rose petals or slice of red apple.Nose: Quite light. Sugarcane and under-ripe nectarine, then some unsalted butter intensifying with time. Overall clean and fresh, not spicy…

Back to Auchentoshan; I have previously tasted and reviewed the Classic, Select, 12yo, and Three Wood. Now the 18yo:First vapor: Drying grass.Nose1: Creme caramel, soft and simple. With time, the flan…

I earlier reviewed the other 3 of Jura's range (10yo/Original, Superstition, & Prophecy). Now onto the 4th and final, the 16yo, which has the official title of "Diurach's Own" to signify that it is the…

First vapor: Cherries with cinnamon honey.Nose: A milk chocolate Toblerone, with woody cinnamon and orange. A little time brings some vanilla peach syrup and floral notes. Palate: Sharply sweet honey…

First vapor: Buttery cinnamon over deep orange.Nose: Overall light. A slow breath: old sneakers, dark honey, salty nectarine. A faster inhale reveals levity: vanilla and macadamia, maybe a just-used…

Nose: Cinnamon with golden raisin and nutty toffee. Or: s'mores, & bales of hay.(Of course by s'mores I mean a strong essence of milk chocolate and vanilla [marshmallow], along with evident graham cra…

Nose1: Is splendid. Savory peach (or stewed mango); earthy/nutty as if it contains the peach pit. While not obviously sweet, the peach is promoted by some banana-nut/ toffee.Nose2: Tones down to a Wal…

First vapor: Dates, ripe orange and peat like sneakers (or blown-out birthday candles).Nose: The principal aroma is baklava (walnut variety, with dark honey) with salty orange/lime and sweet gingery…