7,000+ Whiskey Database
Nose
Leather and oak notes, but also sesame seeds and fresh laundry.
Taste
Orange notes, and some residual oak (though not so oaky that I felt like I was chewing an oak stave).
Finish
Oaky and long.
Nose
Apples, toasted oak, cinnamon, coffee, hints of citrus, honey, nutmeg, pear.
Taste
Cinnamon, hint of chocolate, honey, nutmeg, sultana, vanilla.
Finish
Long, starting out with sweet sugar, then moving into cinnamon and nutmeg and ending on icing sugar.
Nose
Apples, toasted oak, cinnamon, coffee, hints of citrus, honey, nutmeg, pear.
Taste
Cinnamon, hint of chocolate, honey, nutmeg, sultana, vanilla.
Finish
Long, starting out with sweet sugar, then moving into cinnamon and nutmeg and ending on icing sugar.
Nose
Beautiful malt to the fore, with a sublime backing of nutmeg, cocoa butter and raisin.
Taste
Creamy, mouth-filling palate entry delivering a touch of chocolate and ground allspice.
Finish
A long, elegant finish, trailing off gracefully with pipe tobacco, molasses and dried herbs.
Nose
Big on butter, fudge and sherry, with great oak integration and orangey notes. Madeira.
Taste
Sweet, malty flavour. Acacia honey, lemon sherbet and toasty oak hidden underneath.
Finish
Medium length with sweet exotic spices and dried fr
Nose
Cherry pie, raisins, citrus, nuts, and a touch of oak.
Taste
Soft and creamy hints of spice and sweet tropical fruits.
Finish
Long and lingering finish of dried apricots, honey, and subtle spice.
Nose
Rye notes, caramel, burnt butter at first, fades away. Orange zest.
Taste
Caramel, oaky, usual rye. Oily. Burnt sulphur. Lots of sulphur.
Finish
Short
Liquor
Masterson’s 10 Straight Rye
Type
ABV
45%
Region
Distiller
Nose
Rye notes, caramel, burnt butter at first, fades away. Orange zest.
Taste
Caramel, oaky, usual rye. Oily. Burnt sulphur. Lots of sulphur.
Finish
Short
Liquor
Masterson’s Barley Whiskey
Type
ABV
50%
Region
Distiller
Nose
Very woody nose, with tons of oak. Lots of fruit, with bananas, peaches, apricots – and even pineapple.
Taste
Sweet honey, vanilla and caramel up front. Then tons of zingy spice hit you – with hot cinnamon and all spice, mixed with pepper.
Finish
Very long, pepper and cinnamon lead off, but then fade as the sweet fruits and some brown sugar come in.
Nose
Oak,bananas, peaches, apricots and even pineapple.
Taste
Sweet honey, vanilla and caramel up front.
Finish
Very long
Liquor
Masterson’s Rye (Party source Private Barrel)
Type
ABV
45%
Region
Distiller
Nose
Aromatic with granola clusters and creamed cherry.
Taste
Warm grains, fresh oatmeal cookies, lightly grassy, and classic Rye spice with extra white pepper.
Finish
Relatively short, but creamy and tingly.
Liquor
Masterson’s Straight Barley 10yo
Type
ABV
50%
Region
Distiller
Nose
Fresh-turned earth, wet corn cobs, sour green apples, anise, cilantro, and dill.
Taste
Soft crème brûlée and hot, peppery spices. Earthy notes turn pleasantly musty, like damp straw.
Finish
Long