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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.
Price
$300
Nose
Juicy,chocolate,slight tartness,ginger ,blueberry jam.
Taste
Chocolate strawberry jam, honey figs, red fruits cake
Finish
Cranberries, milk chocolate, sweet raisins with light spices flickering.
Price
$231
Liquor
Arran 10 Whisky Festival Gent 2015
Type
ABV
49.5%
Region
Distiller
Nose
Sherry,oranges, plums, raisins and vanilla.
Taste
Raisins, dry plums. Mushrooms, dark chocolate.
Finish
ong lingering taste of black pepper and chocolate, with some added orange for good measure.
Price
$78
Nose
Barley, Floral Soap, Straw, Grass and Refill Oak.
Taste
Caramel, toffee,sweet Barley,Honey,strawberry Jam,floral soap.
Finish
Short, Hot and slightly Sour and Bitter towards the end.
Price
$140
Nose
Baked bread and salty pretzels. A hint of brine. Buttered popcorn.
Taste
Lemon and sweet malt. Floral notes with vanilla frosting. There’s just a hint of peat.
Finish
Medicinal notes and it isn’t really smokey, but as the palate progresses to the finish soft peat
Price
$174
Nose
Malty and sweet start with notes of brown sugar and toasted barley sugars.
Taste
Lots of sweetness along with ripe fruit and barley cereal.
Finish
Rich baking chocolate accompanied by raisin and fig cookies, I also get a dash of cinnamon followed by more peppery spice.