Best atypical whiskies you ever had!

I think I was very surprised by Forty Creek Heart of Gold. I am a big Flavour type of whisky enjoyer, and this was light, but complex and very flavourful (though I still wish it were at higher ABV).

In terms of Scotch I would say Amrut "Greedy Angels" had a grapefruit pith note to it I found intriguing. It is definitely the rarest whisky I have tasted, though not my favourite of the distillery's releases.

Bladnoch's Sherry cask has a very different Sherry flavour than any of the other Sherry matured whiskies I have tried.

Is this what you had in mind?

@Robert99...a big huge thumbs up to you! I am in total agreement with you. My only quibble would be that I would classify Lot 40 as 'what Canadian whisky SHOULD be', rather than being an atypical whisky. I would love to see it be the first 'cask strength' Canadian bottling out there. It really is awesome stuff.

Corsair Quinoa whiskey (20% quinoa seeds and 80% malted barley) and Koval clear Oat whiskey. You've already mentioned Old Potrero 18th Century Style Whiskey (100% malted rye, new toasted oak aging), which is a great favourite of mine.

OK, Pudge, I am rooting at the top of my lungs to see all of those Cask Strength Canadian whiskies to start rolling down the chute! Is it too early to hold my breath?

@Pudge72 Thanks for the comment. I agree with you. Canadians are very good when they go 100%rye (Victor will agree on that one) and when they don't drowned there nice taste in maple syrup (this one is from me) or water (this one for you).

@Victor I am glad to know you like Corsair Quinoa whiskey. The reviews I read were so so. And even if I was curious about it, I discarded it after those reviews. So thanks for bringing back my interest for it.

@Victor

Don't turn blue. I asked John Hall why he doesn't put out a cask strength product and he replied because he wants it to taste the same for everyone. If I put more water in than you it will taste different...

I don't see the issue here. Scotch fans add different amounts to their single malt CS whiskies. Sure they taste different, but to each their own taste!

I have a couple that took me by surprise.

Overeem Port Matured Cask Strength from Hobart Distillery in Tasmania. I reviewed it a few months ago and it tastes EXACTLY like a coffee cake I used to enjoy from our local baker when I was a kid. Took me back so many years!

The other is the Balcones Brimstone Resurrection V - an awesome explosion of charred smoky wood bits. Such a unique flavor profile. Absolutely loved it.

I have a couple more but will post on them later.

@Victor...don't do it!! everyone here on Connosr would miss you terribly when you end up having to hold your breath for too long!

I would add Brenne Single Malt...pure creme brulee in a glass! Wow...just great stuff.

Just tasted the Old Malt Cask Bowmore 17. It was frankly one of the best whiskies I have ever tasted even though it was a touch flat from sitting three quarters down in the bottle for untold years at my friends' house.

I like the Welsh whisky, Penderyn. Its Madeira finish is really over the top, to the point where I found it a bit... weird, I guess. But I also quite liked it.

Probably it's not so atypical, but the weirdest whisky I had, at least in my palate, was a Balblair '89. It was like drinking chewing gum cologne... and I loved it :)