Region

Distillery

Whiskey

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Eleuthera - Compass Box
fabulous mix of Islay and Speyside flavors; sweet round finish with a bit of tasty smoky peat.

Monster - Compass Box
huge, smoke, rich, wonderful

Peat Monster - Compass Box
very bright, fruity peat & light smoke; similar flavors - clean, bright peat; smooth long finish of sweet smoke. amazingly smooth and wonderful with water

Highlands

Dalmore

12
sherry in nose, strong alcohol; moderate speyside flavor

Glengarioch

10
light, sweeter, nice flavor, less spice

15
spicy, no smoke, sherry nose, hot finish

Lochside

12 - Connoisseur's Choice
very bright alcohol nose with a faint hint of sweetness; spicy, rough, and a harsh finish. smooth with water, but still thin

Royal Lochnagar


sweet caramel nose; also sweet bourbon initial on palate, but quick rough harsh dead finish - disappointing

Lowlands

Auchentoshan

3 wood
sweet sherry nose; fantastically dark color; very sweet, full mouth; nutty port finish, slightly dry nut mouth

Bladnoch

13 - Connoisseur's Choice
lite, sweet vanilla, sugar, and bourbon nose; light & dry, smooth at first, crisp and a bit harsh later. drier with water

Speyside

Aberlour

10
light + fruity, still some malted barley in nose; smooth mellow flavor

15
darker + richer w/light smoke

A'Bunadh
sherry flavor, rough finish

Balvenie

12
similar to 15 but not as candied. More sherry, and a hint of fresh malt. Slightly sweet nice finish.

15
candied citrusy/tropical fruit? nose w/sweetish notes; middling flavor- nothing outstanding; reasonably short finish

21 port cask
rich sweet nose of fruit & sherry; very front of mouth tangy, with fruity, sweet floral notes, but not very sweet or round mouthfeel, hints of peat and actually quite dry; longish fruit/floral finish

Benromach

24 cask strength
light fruit nose and strong alcohol, with sherry; dry, but with sweeter, richer character than Traditional, and a hint of coconut; more floral nose with fruit, but still small and thin

Traditional
dry & peaty nose with light smoke; harsh and a bit thin, with light smoke in the body and a short finish. a little dark sugar with water and smoother, but still thin

Cragganmore

12
malty, floral, rich sugarcane & sherry aroma. heather & rich, unbelievably complex flavors. peat smoke and bacon fat on the finish

1987 Distillers Edition
dry, peaty woody nose with hints of salty bacon. rich, intense & complex flavor with strong peat and hints of vanilla. long, smooth, dry finish.

1992 Distillers Edition
light sherry nose, vaguely acidic and with hints of malt - a bit like macallan. virtually no smoke in flavor, floral, sherry notes, and a round late mouthfeel. lightly sweet, long finish.

Glen Grant

1988 - Coopers Choice
vanilla nose but w/o associated oaky overpowering flavors; rich & sweet + infinitely drinkable w/water, very nice

Glendronach

15 sherry cask
very sherry, sweet caramel nose, also dark + rich w/some fruit; hint of peaty smoke? mild yet rich, medium sweet flavor, becoming a little harsh, less sweet, then smoother aftertaste

1968
dark rich nose! Spicy, but lacking in flavor

Glendullan

1984 15 yr - Signatory
warm, slightly sweet, mild, smooth - esp w/water

Glenfarclas

10
strong, rich, slightly sweet nose w/hints of tropical fruit; slightly sweet round flavor w/some harshness at end, tiny bit of peaty smoke - generally fairly rich

12
nice warm, sweet, slightly floral caramel & sherry aroma; full & smooth body with a lingering sweetish aftertaste. Good front of mouth sherry flavor

17
great floral aroma; nice middle rich, sweet flavor

21
aroma like 12; still front of mouth but round on sides of tongue, long finish

Glenlossie

1976 - Coopers Choice
fruity! Grapefruit? Light yet complex, vaguely like irish whiskey

Glenrothes

12
very speyside nose w/licorice - light tang opens w/water; slightly sweet, complex spey flavor-mellows + smoothes dramatically w/water; burnt sugar/caramel finish; harshens slightly w/time

Inchgower

1989 - Coopers Choice
light + young; spicy alcoholic finish; not much there

Knockando

1984
fairly lignt floral nose w/a little sweet caramel, sweet round flavor with young spicy burn; light

Linkwood

11 - Hart Brothers
kind of sweet nose, maple? round, lightly spicy; very nutty, porty finish; fantastic round, spey flavor w/water + less spice

1989 - Murray McDavid
sweet, rich slightly hazelnut? nose w/darker hints of maple?; round + sweet with slight bite of alcohol in middle, followed by long sweet, slightly fruity finish. Nice - reminds me of the Mortlach

Old Malt Cask 20
middle sweet, spey nose w/light fruit?; fantastic spey flavor, very little peat smoke; unbelievable sweetish, tongue coating rich aftertaste lasts forever

Longmorn

1973 27yo - Signatory
strong sherry initial flavor; sweet rich nose, suprisingly smooth, esp. w/water. Nose becomes a bit fruitier & floral; not especially sweet flavor

Macallan

10
very good, mild, sweet

10 cask strength
much richer, darker

12
sweet, light hint of fruit, caramel + toffee, sweeter w/h2o; spice, round mouthfeel

15 fine oak
very caramel fruit, raisins, lightish; caramel flavor, dry almost bitter fin; thinner but sweeter w/h2o

17 fine oak
lightly sweet, floral hints, malt w/h2o; spice, still dry but long fin, sweeter w/h2o

18
sweet sherry! almost nothing else in nose, hints of toffee; smooth, sweet, rich, huge fin

1841 style
smooth! Great complex nose, very yummy

21 fine oak
caramelized banana, hint of bourbon; very very smooth, long sweet fin, a bit like a bourbon fin, nuts

25
spicy + less flavor

8 - Speymalt
rich intense nose of sherry and possibly fruit; great strong flavors and spice on the edge of tongue; smooth finish. fruitier and floral with water

amber liqueur
alcoholic maple syrup. absurdly sweet - basically sickeningly undrinkable on its own after more than 2 or 3 small sips. probably great on ice cream

Thirties series
mild peat, rich sweet flavor, fantastic!

Mortlach

10 - Blackadder
sweet sherry + toffee + burnt sugar nose; smooth at first, w/glyceriny oiliness, becoming spicier w/harsh aftertaste, very sweet + caramel/sherry flavor. Nose becomes brighter w/water

15 - Gordon & MacPhail
reasonably dark rich nose; sweet, rich, round body. malt and apple flavors; a bit dry.

Tamdhu

10
licorice spey sherry nose; good warm flavor

Tamnavulin

12
hay aroma; slight hay flavor, very light + mild

14 - Connoisseur's Choice
sweet malt nose with grain aromas; smooth & sweet, malty. caramel with water, but loses flavor and dries out

The Glenlivet

18
ich, full, slightly sweet fruity speyside nose, but not sherry dominated w/hint of caramel; very dry, hints of same fruit in nose, moderately strong sherry

Tomintoul

16
fruity nose w/vanilla; light but rich

27
much darker, subtler nose yet still w/a hint of tamarind?; truly rich & dark fruit flavors, wonderfully smooth long finish

Tormore

12
vanilla nose! Sweet, some sherry, med finish

Islay

Ardbeg

17
smoky, peaty nose; smooth, rich, round but smoky, very slightly sweet; really smooth w/water

9 - Connoisseur's Choice
salt and ocean with overpowering band-aid/iodine aromas; dry and smoky and seaweedy flavors. more floral with water

? - Murray McDavid
huge peat smoke nose yet slightly sweet; sweet round mouthfilling flavor with much less peat, great long aftertaste

Uigeadail
salty, smoky nose with brine and hints of malt. rich and mouthfilling! spice, sweet malt, complex and not for the faint of heart. very long, sweet finish

Bowmore

12
dry peaty smoky nose with a faint iodine + seaweed hint, also faint barley. strong smoke in the mouth after a light, almost sweet beginning, rapidly becoming dry and stronger smoke; finish much like 15 but with less oak; less integrated; very smooth with water

15
clean peaty smoke first in nose, faintest hint of salt and toffee; bright fruit on front of tongue, smokiness towards the back, very oaky, not quite harsh; lingering tingly, heat finish of no defined flavor

17
rich, sweet smoke in nose, with hints of sweet fruit and iodine. richer, more blended, smoother flavor than 15 centered in the mouth, a biscuity flavor, with firm back-of-mouth smoke; pleasantly long, slightly sweet aftertaste; very smooth, especially with water

25
fantastically smooth, very rich, less smoke but still smooth

Bruichladdich

15
sherry nose-strong, dried concentrated fruit; round mouth feel, filling flavor, great lingering sweet aftertaste. smooth at first sweeter nose w/water

15 cask strength - Gordon & MacPhail
huge rich dark sherry and dark caramel nose with malty overtones; strong kick! but sweet & rich with a hint of peat and salt. sweeter with water; notes of caramel and spice on the tip of the tongue. molasses.

17
hints of dark sherry in nose, along with sweeter hints and the faintest bit of peat; kind of harsh flavor, mildly round with sweetness, but not that nice, hints of sherry finish

links
sweet nice fruit nose; smooth great flavor

Bunnahabhain

12
mildly caramel sherry young malt nose, very mild; sweet sherry front of mouth, not full flavor, nothing outstanding, short dryish bland finish

Caol Ila

18
light smoke + iodiny peat in complex nose; rich dry very briny flavor w/slight alc roughness and dry lingering peat fin

19 - Coopers Choice
iodiny nose w/some brine + smoke; wacky flavor some smoke, can't tell what else

Laphroig

10
very briny nose with only hints of smoke + iodine; fantastically peaty, smoky flavor w/fruity undertones - definately not overpowering

10
light smoke, malt, fruit nose; very mellow, round initial flavor w/moderate peat; slightly sweet w/slightly salty aftertaste

15
stronger smoke; more complex flavor w/ stronger malt flavor. also stronger peat smoke

30
nose: wow. Smoke, and holy jesus. Flavor is smoke, and astoundingly good - rich, complex, long long finish

Quarter Cask
subtle, sweet woody nose with hints of salt, smoke, and tropical fruit. slow, oily spreding richness of flavor largely in the sides and mid-back of the tongue, astringent, and dry. long but thin finish.

Campbeltown

Springbank

15
nose - tangy, w/some salty brine, and floral, fruity notes; medium, salty

Islands

Arran


islay; very young aroma & flavor, a bit like pure, just distilled (fruity + malty). smooth

Highland Park

12
sweet peat smoke, floral; hint of malt, spicy alc fin; sweet lingering aftertaste

15
richer, sweeter smoke; complex smoky richness, dry back of mouth fin; sweeter w/h2o

18
suprisingly subtle nose, faintest hint of smoke, sweet floral hints, hint of malt w/h2o; sweet, lightly rich, complex, smooth, mellow, very little smoke

21 (1977)
sweet, rich, light smoke; rich! spicy vanilla, yet somehow thin & hot, smoother than 18 and a bit more smoke

25
RICH sweet licorice nose w/fruit hints & h2o; pleasant smoke, great flavor, complexity, balance

30
oh god. Indescribably complex, heathery herbs/grasses; rich, subtle, fabulous fin

Ledaig

15
sweet malt clear just-distilled aroma w/tiny smoke (more w/water); round, sweet, salt + iodine on finish, (less sweet w/water)

Scapa

12
truly almost white wine aroma w/round kind of mango passion fruit w/a hint of banana nose and sweet nuts; medium round flavor settles at the back of the tongue, with a subtle islay salt tang; not as good or interesting w/water

25 old malt cask
sweet & rich w/a nice long finish

Talisker

Distillers Edition
intense flavor; spicy salt tang on sides of tongue, some smoke, a bit harsh; med islay nose w/rounder malty notes than usual

Ireland

Midleton

Very Rare
some of the light fruity Irish whiskey aroma, but very subtle, also some darker, sweeter aromas; very fruity, tropical flavor - mango? - only slightly sweet, yet drying finish, but immensely smooth