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This is the second of the four drams my wife bought me for Christmas (I'll be reviewing five, because the Talisker 18 I've reviewed previously, and the Glenfarclas 15 came with tasting bottles of the 21…

My lovely wife purchased me 4 separate malts for Christmas, and finally relented allowing me to access them as of today (Christmas Eve). This is the first, it came in an impressive open faced box with…

Xmas is nice when you can get nice presents and get to taste them :-) I just got to taste a newcomer in state of Texas from Balcones Distilling in Waco, Texas. They have made Balcones BabyBlue Texas Corn…

Nose: Clean, nutty nose, with citrus and new oak. Something of dry straw. Overall quite acid and a metallic, but this is better when it warms up. Mouth: agressive attack, quite alcoholic and sharp.…

Nose reminds me clearly of toffee, in addition of sweet spices. Some fruity notes in it as well.Body is smooth, medium bodied.Taste has rye sweetness and spicyness. Some of those fruity fragrances stay…

Hot off the press :-) My wife (a whiskey lover too) just got a bottle of this as Xmas present from the office. So, we had to taste this right away.Everything about this whiskey is very light. The nose…

Very clean nose, not very complex but nice anyway. Smoke, peat, motor oil and fresh hints of apple, lemon and grass. Overall rather salty (oysters), you can taste the sea. Very oily, grassy taste in…

Softer nose, less salty and less smoky. Instead sweeter notes of flowers, apricot and marzipan. More grass as well. Mouth: development of vanilla, peat, some smoke and a bit more salt than on the nose…

N: rubber, medicinal, leather, salty, wet wood, marmeladeT: Salty, tobacco, ginger(!), liquoriceF: Eh.....long. C: GREAT. Just GREAT

Nose: warm and fruity. Lots of melon and kiwi. Apples. Quite some oak polish, sweet sawdust and paraffin. Big notes of vanilla and cinnamon. Leather. Honey. Hints of eucalyptus as well. Very subtle…