7,000+ Whiskey Database
Nose
Light airy notes of caramel syrup, coconut, candy corn, pie crust and vegetable oil.
Taste
Light waxy notes of caramel, candy corn, overripe apples, and hazelnut coffee syrup.
Finish
Short & waxy, caramel and candy corn
Liquor
Grey Parrot Blend (Master of Malt)
Type
ABV
40%
Distiller
Nose
Zucchini loaf, banana funk, oats, cinnamon, orange
Taste
Cough syrup, banana, brown sugar
Finish
Cumin, mushroom, lemon juice, lots of medicine, weak generic spice
Liquor
Highland Park 10 Old Malt Cask
Type
ABV
40%
Region
Distiller
Nose
Subtle Sherry influence,, heather smoke
Taste
Citrus fruits, vanilla, peppery spices, heather peat, light smoke
Finish
Long. Few herbaceous hints of coriander leaf and crushed black pepper.
Liquor
Highland Park 16 Old Malt Cask
Type
ABV
58.9%
Region
Distiller
Nose
Singed caramel, worn leather, malt loaf, rich, dark fruity note, bittersweet chocolate, blackcurrants and dried cherries, touch of aniseed and pine spiciness
Taste
Oak, dark caramel and rich dried fruit, cola sweetness balanced by dry spice.
Finish
Long, lingering, spicy and rich. Caramel, toffee, spiced fruit loaf, stewed raisins, baked apples
Liquor
Highland Park 17 Old Malt Cask
Type
ABV
52.9%
Region
Distiller
Nose
Mirabelle compote, creme brulee, vanilla pudding, pear juice, heather, very soft smoke, a little mint, lemon sorbet, with some lychee
Taste
Creamy, lots of vanilla pudding, very well integrated alcohol, ginger, orange peel, allspice, salt water, licorice, honey, pears, almonds and subtly the smoke again.
Finish
Long, Spicy and creamy with ginger and vanilla, with delicate citrus notes and roasted almonds
Liquor
Highland Park 25 Douglas Laing Xtra Old Particular
Type
ABV
43.3%
Region
Distiller
Nose
Heather, soft perfumes, floral notes and vanilla bring along butter and honey
Taste
Soft and gentle, sweet and creamy. Porridge, oak shavings, sandalwood, herbal notes and some farmy notes
Finish
Medium, loads of oaky smoke and aftershave, some hints of brine and more crushed herbs, subtle earthy muddy character
Liquor
Highland Park 26 1988 Cadenhead Small Batch Cask Strength [Re-Review]
Type
ABV
55.2%
Region
Distiller
Nose
Plum, oak, strawberry, smoke, licorice, pepper, creme brulee, brown sugar, orange, butter, dough
Taste
Grape, strawberry, butter, cocoa, oak, root beer, cream, molasses, raisin
Finish
Dry, mushroom, pepper, pear, dusty, cranberry, orange, BBQ sauce, ginger, birch sap
Nose
Caramel, toasted corn, oak, cinnamon and dark fruit nose.
Taste
Hints of oak, vanilla, nutmeg, some mild black pepper spice, and a light bit of honey.
Finish
Good balance, medium body and a warm spicy feel.
Nose
Rather spirity, raw and slightly feinty at first nosing, but all that is soon to vanish while a much fruitier and more vanilled profile arises.
Taste
Big, punchy, young and very fruity profile (apples and peaches), with only a slight bitterness that may come from the peat.
Finish
Long, clean, sweet.
Nose
Balance of caramel and rye spice.
Taste
Very quickly turns spicy with rye notes
Finish
Spicy notes come from the oak.
Liquor
Ichiro’s Malt Chichibu The First
Type
ABV
59%%
Region
Distiller
Nose
weak orchard fruit, watery malt,spearmint, herbal
Taste
weak fruit, malt,herbal, citrus,floral, vanilla
Finish
short. fruit, vanilla, young oak
Nose
Very sweet, almost syrupy, vanilla and biscuit, rubber, fudge, and more biscuit.
Taste
Full-bodied and slightly spicy. Distinct rubber (in a good way) is followed by dark fruits and more vanilla.
Finish
Long, dry and very warming.