7,000+ Whiskey Database
Nose
peppery spice, toffee and caramel
Taste
Sweet, sugarcane, candied fruit with peppercorn
Finish
Medium. soft and lingering, baking spices, touch of smoke
Nose
peppery spice, toffee and caramel, hint of sweetness
Taste
Sweet, sugarcane and candied fruit with peppercorn
Finish
Long. soft and lingering, baking spices, touch of smoke
Nose
summer cherries, berries, baked apples, vanilla, cinnamon bark, charred oak and light hay
Taste
creamy dose of leather and oak, sweeter flavors of allspice, vanilla sticks, toasted sugar, hint of cocktail cherries
Finish
Long. large dose of rye spice, hints of creamy vanilla, evergreen, and oak
Liquor
Contradiction
Type
ABV
46%
Region
Distiller
Nose
Orchard fruits, maraschino cherries and mint
Taste
Robust palate filled with toffee, caramel, burnt sugar and nutmeg
Finish
Marked by hints of sweet grass, buttered rye bread and mild spice.
Price
$20
Nose
apples, toasted persimmon, dried apricots and lychee.
Taste
Lots of light apricots, peaches, toffee, honey, vanilla, cinnamon, caramel and persimmon.
Finish
Long, sweetness of honey and cinnamon
Liquor
Tamdhu 8 Cask Strength First Fill Sherry Butt Signatory Cash Strength Collection
Type
ABV
%
Region
Distiller
Nose
sharp, coastal, salty, subtle vanilla, canned peaches, maple syrup.
Taste
Fruity and really dry. I can feel the moisture being sucked from my mouth.
Finish
Fairly long. I guess all the dryness happens before the finish. A bit earthy, some oakiness and spice, lighter fruits.
Price
$135
Liquor
The Coopers Choice Speyside 2007
Type
ABV
46%
Region
Distiller
Nose
Dried barley, fragrant orange oil, almond pastries
Taste
Rolos,honey’d raspberries,cumin powder heat
Finish
Lingering red fruit
Price
$245
Liquor
The Speyside 17 Old Particular 1996
Type
ABV
102.0%
Region
Distiller
Nose
Citrus, oranges, berries, vanilla, nuts, some hay, winegums
Taste
Smooth, sweet, vanilla, fruity, citrus, peach, cherries, caramel and chocolate
Finish
Long. fruity, some rubbernotes, leather and coffee
Price
$194
Liquor
The Speyside 18 1996 (Malts of Scotland Highland Laird)
Type
ABV
56.6%
Region
Distiller
Nose
pure honey, fragrant, elder flowers, hay and a touch of dusty old barns. Grassy,bell-pepper sweetness
Taste
vanilla custard, and again honey (in fact, almost like a honey, yoghurt and granola mix).
Finish
Long, wood spice
Price
$888
Liquor
The Speyside 18 1998 Fountana
Type
ABV
53.6%
Region
Distiller
Nose
Pineapple, banana, sugar syrup, floral, grass
Taste
Cherry, smoke, mineral, cloves, green banana, sweet with some smoke/mineral notes balancing it out
Finish
Coal, papaya, cherry, grass, mineral, lime
Price
$115
Liquor
The Speyside 1996 Douglas Laing
Type
ABV
51.5%
Region
Distiller
Nose
dark chocolate, rum and raisins
Taste
pomegranate, cranberry, red currant,chocolate
Finish
hearth warming, long and lingering
Price
$130
Liquor
The Speyside 2007 Cooper’s Choice
Type
ABV
46%
Region
Distiller
Nose
Dried barley, fragrant orange oil, almond pastries.
Taste
Rolos and honey’d raspberries, with a pinch of cumin powder heat.
Finish
Lingering red fruit.