7,000+ Whiskey Database
Price
$893
Nose
Smoke, tobacco, sweet caramel, smoked ham, fine sherry, citrus, pine needles,
Taste
Caramel, citrus, essential pine oil, a lot of chocolate that turns into coffee in the mouth, smoke, ham peat and tobacco
Finish
Short to medium
Nose
Cracked blacked pepper mingle with sappy pine resin and a sharp tang of smoke.
Taste
Chocolate, creosote and tar.
Finish
Long salty
Price
$89
Liquor
Ardmore 21 1979 Old Malt Cask Douglas Laing
Type
ABV
50%
Region
Distiller
Nose
Key lime juice, lemongrass, floral chocolate, onion rings
Taste
Peach pie, wine gum, mint chocolate cake, caramel
Finish
Burnt caramel, lime zest, lemongrass, smoked apples
Price
$189
Liquor
Ardmore Dun Bheagan St Etienne Rum Finish 12 year
Type
ABV
58.6%
Distiller
Nose
Peat, brown sugar, pear, Apple pie,
Taste
Peat, smoke, cedar, iodine, brown sugar, saltwater taffy, caramel, lime, slightly herbal
Finish
Brine, medium, smoky caramel notes prevail
Price
$35
Nose
Light barbecue char and earthy notes up-front. Sweet cinnamon, fresh honey and vanilla toffee waft up at points.
Taste
More charred, smoky notes, joined by drying oak, pear drops and subtle grassy touches.
Finish
A lasting peat smoke finish, with a little bit of honey’d barley for good measure.
Nose
Full of caramel. Toasted oak is evident and rich and just the faintest peat has muscled its way through.
Taste
Lots of barley and cereal notes, oodles of rich bourbon, smoke and peat still present. Charming interplay through the caramel sweetness and the vanilla spiced oak.
Finish
Has a sharp edge, more caramel and sugary barley notes and a lanolin smoothness and more tapering smoke.
Price
$55
Liquor
Ardmore Traditional Cask Peated
Type
ABV
40%
Region
Distiller
Nose
Burnt sugar and toasted malt, with layers of light peat smoke.
Taste
Sweetness of vanilla and barley sugar blend well with earthy peat.
Finish
Petrichor and honey’d cereal.
Price
$50
Nose
Luscious citrus fruits
Taste
Rich vanilla sweetness gives way to a touch of cinnamon which adds a spicy edge to the soft and sweet texture.
Finish
Sweetness, Apple, Citrus, Cinnamon.
Price
$66
Liquor
Arran 10 2006 Gordon & MacPhail Connoisseur’s Choice
Type
ABV
46%
Region
Distiller
Nose
Ripe apple and tinned peaches on the early nose
Taste
Icing sugar, a hint of mint, and soft toffee. Lively spices and pear drops on the palate, with vanilla and cocoa.
Finish
The finish is medium in length, with a twist of lemon and cocoa powder
Price
$90
Nose
Mon Cherry” chocolate (chocolate filled with cherry cream), hints of sulphur, mint and eucalyptus.
Taste
Very sweet arrival, then some peppers and sulphur before everything is covered in bitter chocolate
Finish
Long and dark chocolate
Price
$82
Nose
Ginger, fuzzy peach, peach freeze-e, lemon/lime, mace, custard
Taste
Butterscotch, green apple, allspice, cinnamon butter
Finish
Caramel apple, cinnamon, ginger, heather honey, asparagus, orange bitter
Price
$120
Nose
Fruity and very sweet. Fresh strawberries, fragrant mixed citrus fruit, banana, coconut, granadilla, and fresh flowers
Taste
Thick, creamy texture, with moderate heat. Sweet. A wash of gentle, sweet tropical fruit and sweet whipped cream up front
Finish
Creamy and sweet. French vanilla ice cream and toasted marshmallows. Sweet orange and tropical fruit.