7,000+ Whiskey Database
Nose
Citric, old books, almonds, marzipan, amaretti, smoky, little peaty, black tea
Taste
Oily, creamy, subtle sweetness, yellow fruits, honeydew, peat, smoke, cookie dough, old books, black tea
Finish
Medium short, spicy, peaty, smoky
Nose
Very creamy, pineapples, sour apple, lemon oil, very perfumy, toffee and BBQ sauce
Taste
Mineral peat, plastic, sweet orange, quite perfumy
Finish
Long, camphor, fresh, not much oak
Nose
Very creamy, pineapples, sour apple, lemon oil, very perfumy, toffee and BBQ sauce
Taste
Mineral peat, plastic, sweet orange, quite perfumy
Finish
Long, camphor, fresh, not much oak
Nose
Nice toasted notes. Smoke, but not big billows. Vanilla. Soft lemon. Fruit cocktail in syrup. Mild milk and white chocolate. Nice warm farmy, barnyard aromas. Peat and briny, seaside notes. A slight sourness of fruits.
Taste
Lemony and very oily. Much smokier here than the nose belies,Green tea and a general herbaceousness, Fruit candy sweetness
Finish
Gorgeous. Rich, big and elegant. Port Ellen in all its inherent singularity and complexity
Nose
A lot of creams, still a lot of tropical fruits, cooked smoked ham, some damp oak.
Taste
Strong lemon oil, a lot of perfume, sake, fermented rice, very yeasty.
Finish
Medium, mints, some oak and toffee
Nose
Delightful aroma
Taste
Sweet, smooth and with a real oak flavour.
Finish
This is a very light and refreshing malt.
Nose
Waffles
Taste
BBQ ribs with a spicy sauce. Powerful.
Finish
Yum time fun time.
Nose
This one is very smokey and leathery, strong iodine, the alcohol is pungent, there are less tropical fruits
Taste
Perfumy, very sweet and a lot of peat, baked apple, live and fresh.
Finish
Medium-long, damp oak, chocolate spices.
Liquor
Port Ellen 16 1980 Gordon & MacPhail Spirit of Scotland
Type
ABV
40%
Region
Distiller
Nose
Molasses, peat, rockets, orange
Taste
Coal, cinnamon, butter, pear, caramel
Finish
Peat, musty, brine, cocoa
Liquor
Port Ellen 16 1980 Signatory Vintage
Type
ABV
43%
Region
Distiller
Nose
Rather intensive and peaty with lemon and notes of fisherman’s net. There is a smell of leather and fur as well – Serge would call it “wet dog”. Not very complex but nice and pleasant.
Taste
Warming and definitely not as peaty as expected,A little buttery with a few lemon drops. A little simple but all very pleasant
Finish
Long, sticks to the mouth.
Nose
Coastal notes (seaweeds, seashells). Hints of tarry ropes. Lemons. Gentle smoke.
Taste
Sharp like a blade. Lemon juice, smoke, brine and pepper.
Finish
Long, smoky, lemony and peppery.
Nose
Slightly peated pineapple, apple, banana, aroma of fruity candle, with smoke. Lemon grass
Taste
Liquorice , herbal honey sweetness, then goes to lemon sour, spicy spices, the change was subtle, with fresh plums sweet and sour and peat.
Finish
Cinnamon, malt sweetness, herbal honey, ginger