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Nose: Bizarre. Notes on hydrocarbon as a Caroni Rum 1983 but very diluted. Green and vegetal. Is not really desirable in the first approach. Is a little too light, even with aeration.
Palate: quite bitter and unappealing even if in line with the nose! Nice mouthfeel. Lack of clear material.
Finish: quite bitter with our grilled / burned that appears ....
Conclusion: first intriguing (nose) and disappointing (in the mouth) and even borderline rude (final).
2013

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Nose: very ripe fruit, a little acidity and green apple. Well integrated alcohol.

Mouth: Lemon, a little bit watery.

Finish: Medium to long, very bitter, lemon grass, slightly woody.

Comments: Looks surprisingly like the glen ord 1999 at 54.4 ° from MOS that would have been reduced. In short, a good whiskey that lacks power. Aeration and the addition of water does not add much except a better balance and more fruity notes. It also lacks complexity.
Still, I like it!

2012

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Nose: Sherry, red fruits, mocha, coffee, nuts. It's fresh (mint).
After 3 weeks: It's more fruity with notes of mandarin.

Mouth Mocha latte. A little bit light.
After 3 weeks: Light lemon and green tea. Or may we say green lemon tea?

Final: Coffee with milk, spices that take precedence over the rest with time, nuts (walnuts broux). Medium length.

Comments: No fault but something is missing. Not very complex. I love it!

2013

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Color: Amber
Nose: rather discreet, floral, a little solvent, spice and candied fruit.
Mouth: a little more open than the nose, fruit jam, honey, spices and bitter oranges.
Finish: rather long
2012

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Dark amber color with brown hints.
Nose: The nose has a very unpleasant side at the opening, notes of organic decomposition. Aeration reduces the sensation. It then proceeds to polish and notes of dark chocolate.
Mouth: The mouth is round with a bit oily texture. Alcohol is involved in a second time to support. the mouth is short and quickly leaves room for the retro olfaction.

Final: the finish is short, tannic with a hint of smoke and dark chocolate aromas Van Houten.
2012

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Colour: dark amber
Nosing: rich sherry at first, then malty nutiness, dates and some vanilla
Tasting: rounded, well balanced sherry (Oloroso?), some tannins, pronounced but not overwhelming
Finish: long, big and sweet.

2012

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appearance: light amber
nose: low to medium intensity, well integrated alcohol, dark chocolate, balsamic vinegar, "Huba Buba" chewing gum, a half sweet / half dry sherry profile
taste: low to medium intensity, alcohol well integrated, i line with the nose, at first it's the sweetness that dominates, the mid palate is balanced and the finish is dryer, not very complex but very pleasant / drinkable
finish: short to medium

2013

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Nose: pretty sherry notes (chocolate, black fruit) coe out of the glass immediately. Then some chemical fragrances (leather, smoke), accompanied by marinated cherries. Aeration confirmed my impressions. We look for a bit of complexity but everything seems in place, still playing as a duo. Eventually, with patience, the trio finally forms, still in balance. I think that it is a bit simple but it is very nice, with a beautiful fragrant amplitude.

Palate: The sherry is slightly spicy (still smoked) beginning the mouth on gourmet chocolate. Lemon tart slips briefly then mid palate before leaving its place to the discrete cherry with the arrival of a persistent bitterness.

Final: The final will be out soon on fruit and bitter chocolate makes a noticed comeback (but not in a good way).

Comments: The mouth takes the ugly defects that the nose seemed gird. The emancipation of the flavors go through some successful attacks. It's not bad but far from memorable. Pity that the cherry is so bullied once the nose (promising) past.
2013

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Color: Amber

Nose: we are here on the front of tangy sherry, with beautiful aromas of tangerine, blood orange. Then caramel, but not excessive, some woody notes and a touch of fresh mint. This really a nice nose.

Palate: Less fruity / sour than the nose announced, although we still have a bit of mandarin, with lots of wood, sherry and still this little fresh note of menthol. Damage the fruits are no longer present.

Final: Chocolate, tangy, with a well marked tannic bitterness and a hint of astringency.

Conclusion: A nice malt, with a nice nose, but a little too marked by wood at the mouth without, however, being prohibitive.
2013

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color: Ochre
nose: vanilla, wood, caramel, 'Slight' liquorice
Taste: Smooth, light fruitiness, caramel and a nice woody. Slightly peppery finish
2012

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Colour: amber copper

Sherry nose, a bit too focused on the alcohol this time. Dusty notes of honey are there. A strange smell which makes me think that I breathe dust chalk texture. Damage that alcohol is a little too present.
It does not hurt, but it did not help either. It will then go to the coffee and still that damn smell of alcohol. It fills me, it fills me ... With water profile will be substantially the same.
It may be more about the milk chocolate with raisins. Ha actually, it evolves a little and happily! I like the smell of red wine vinegar and then that's it.

Mouth rather weak attack and woody. Spicy (pepper) a taste of wet newspaper. A little too watery for me. Then an alcohol taste like the nose. With water, it collapses completely.
It may be more vegetable cooler.

The finish is short. And not very expressive ... It's a shame. Oh yes, there may be a slight taste of roasted peanuts. Then back in the mouth a little "rough", I do not speak of astringency.

Comment: uh .. Not very excited. The nose was nice but alcohol bothered me in the end. With water, it was better but not transcendent.
For the rest I can say the same thing. The mouth was not already fabulous without water, then with it was worse. And the final too short. I did not like and I stick it 80 only for the nose.
2013

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At the nose, prune is clear, before the hazelnut and a subtle grapefruit. As in the old leather appears ventilation and citrus are no longer present. And with good ventilation, slight traces of camphor and an equally slight bitterness appear on a background of white fruits, apple first. On the palate, the attack is frank and gentle, like a supported caress. Amount of fruits including citrus mingle with spices, dried fruit and peat cutting. And, paradoxically, presence of alcohol brings out a sense of bleach, such as the swimming pool. The finish is on the shortbread with cinnamon, but also a small sherry and a severe drought.
A well made whisky, which does not show a great complexity, but nice.
2013

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Dress: Amber.
Nose: rich nose first, heavy, close to sulphur candied fruit, fruit jellies. Alcohol and red fruits (blackcurrant, raspberry). A little bitter cocoa. Some fresh vegetal notes (juniper) appear from time to time. Leather and sherry vinegar also. The profile is softened with time and is adorned with a dusty side ... surprisingly, perhaps metal.
Palate: Creamy and smooth, well rounded, very soft, but lacks expressiveness.
Finale: Starts a wave of bitterness woodland.

Comment: A little difficult to identify as is. Probably a potential opening with time, but can not be confirmed in one tasting.

2013

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Colour: deep amber
Nose: A whisky rather marked by sherry.
It has a little rubber, spices, orange, chocolate, even a slight smoke brought by the wood and a little incense.
Mouth: mouth not astringent and less marked by the barrel, a gourmand and fruity sherry.
Spice, orange, chocolate, vinous and some notes of dried fruits.
A balanced palate.
Finish: rather long, the sherry.
2013

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Colour: Old gold
Nose: Smooth, on sweet fruity notes and light floral aromas.
Taste: Very round, grassy, slightly floral and smoky, with some sweet fruity notes. The finish is medium, grassy, slightly smoky and bitter, with some cardboard, tangerine, a touch of rubber and malty notes.
Impression: A good and enjoyable well rounded and smooth sherried whisky.

2013

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Color: amber

Nose: Light and aggressive. Rather mild. The nose reveals notes of herbs, spices and notes heavier wax. Rather elegant and delicious, the alcohol level helps appreciatin it quickly. Rounds with time on notes of ripe fruit fun while keeping a spicy background.

Mouth: Aggressiveless and progressive development of the wood and cereals. A bit of astringency. With aeration, the gap between the nose and the mouth becomes more obvious. The latter keeps astringent and woody base with a slight bitterness while the nose becomes thinner and more captivating.

Final: Fairly short but consistent.

Sympathetic whisky which can be approached very quickly. But ultimately, this gentle aspect withdraws amplitude. While the nose becomes thinner and caressing, with notes of frank sherry, the mouth remains fairly monolithic, woody and relatively short. But it's still a good whisky developing scents and tastes francs. Not necessarily for an evening, but very well cordial.
2013

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Color: tan with brown highlights

Nose: A pure sherry, wax, rose water, leather dust, but with a twist: a very valuable tip saline.

Palate: The palate is smooth. You immediately know where you are. Defined aromas on the nose are present with a rule of leather and the contribution of dark chocolate notes that give a good density. the second part of the mouth offers floral (hyacinth).
The mouth is still too soft with a lack of depth and tone.

Finish: The finish is very fine, very delicate before going on softness. Damage after a nose so attractive if it comes to a lack of power. The gap between what is expected and what happens is too big.
2013

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Color: Amber

Nose: The nose is initially fruity, apple and ripe pear, sprinkled with sweet spices (cinnamon, ginger). Notes of soaked raisins develop. Fragrances of old polished furniture grow with aeration, noble wood, polish ...

Palate: Very soft, harmony between dried fruits, sweet spices and woody notes, cocoa and black coffee too, neither too sweet nor too bitter, old, with notes of leather that develop later. Greedy. A gentle hint of smoke in the finish.
2013

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Colour: Copper
Nose: Strawberries, precious woods
Mouth: Red fruits (raspberries, black currants), hazelnuts, almond
Finish: On the wood and walnuts

2013

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color: amber
nose: Old oak and fresh forest fruits, mild saltiness, vanilla, caramel, toffee and a moccachino.
taste: smooth caramel and toffee, nicely spiced with dark forest fruits, more spiciness towards the finish with a salty touch.

2013

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Color: Amber
While not complex, the nose has very pleasant notes of sherry, slightly sweet plum jam, quetsch plums . Quite intense, the nose is very promising.
The first impression in the mouth is set back from the nose. Clear acid notes dominate the palate, giving a nice freshness to this whisky. Very light slightly bitter notes, white coffee embellish the mouth but does not give it complexity.
The finish is long and remains on the register of freshness as was already the mouth.
2012

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Nose: nice balance between ripe fruit and smoke. Sugar cane. Sweet. notes Some animal in the distance. Woody. Green apple notes with aeration. A little spicy.
Mouth: soft, oily, in line with the nose even if the smoke gives way to a slight vegetal bitter taste as rum. The relative and apparent complexity of the nose disappears too quickly.
Moderately long finish especially on the bitterness of sugar cane.
Conclusion The nose is bright, the mouth behind het nose feeling with too much lack of expressiveness and complexity. It worked well ...
2012

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Color: Mahogany
The nose is initially quite beautiful and exudes discreet notes of sherry and then evolve into dried fruit, such date followed by the appearance of pepper. Nice nose promises for the future ...
The first mouth is less pleasant than the nose foreshadowed. Sherry wood notes are added, all with a sense of excessive dilution. He clearly lacks a few degrees to allow the whisky to give everything it seems to have in it.
The finish is long and warm, and the memory of mocha and nuts persists for a few minutes.
2013

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Colour:Dark Copper, rosewood, darker shade of brown.
Nose: Dried fruit, in the back there is a nice note of leather.
Taste: A very well marked entrance, more on the fruity side, less leather on the palate, it gets replaced with delectable notes of licorice or even spearmint. Very nice, round and firm.
Finish: Here the soft smoke comes back, combines very well with the dried fruits which change to a soft, and discreet, not irritating perfumed and a little soapy note.
Conclusion: A very fine dram, well balanced and pleasant, the finishing not too dominant.
Guesswork: Not young, might be a well crafted highlander, finished in a sherry or port cask.
2012

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A nose dominated by vanilla and showing a pretty fruity. What could be more enticing? Ladies dessert apple and blackberry against gentlemen raspberry and plum, the duel being officiated by Dr. Cocoa. It gives off a good impression of freshness and richness. On the palate, the attack is fresh and tangy. We stay on the same chocolate and fruity pallet with hints of cherry extra water spirits and tannic bitterness. The finish is still on the same range: chocolate and Cointreau, lemon and pepper.
All very balanced and pleasant. He might have earned a few degrees stronger.
2012

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Nose: Clear sherry tones, sweet smokiness, raisins, spicy and even somewhat chocolate.
Taste: Very sweet with some bitterness.
Finish: Medium long, spicy and some sweetness at the end.

2013

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On the nose, walnuts, terracotta, date , rhum raisin combo, leather and fresh varnish.
Slightly dry in mouth but decreased by breathing, which brings a nice sherry influence (walnut/wood).
Varnish back in finish.
Nice but only on sherry.

2012

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Nose: The nose is dusty: newsprint. After aeration, engine oil, chocolate and caramel. A meaty side: gravy and leather.
Palate: The palate is relatively light (significant reduction?). Oily and woody, full of chocolate. Smoked a little as well (style bacon).
Final: Final moderately long and slightly saline.
Conclusion: Lack of punch unfortunately
2013

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Nose does not start the best ways: new synthetic leather smell "cheap" type shoes at the opening of the cardboard box ... This note continues deaf & bitter on molasses. With hindsight, there are woody, resinous, slightly Intertidal (paper, old book), raisin & popcorn, and mix medicinal preparations for inhalation such ...
Mouth on the leather, smoke & ash, register that dominates the first half of this mouth. Then things become clearer, with pine resin, leather, traces of peat, pepper. Finish in the sherry (dry fruits, notes of roasting).
Final: sweet, soft, but with hints of popcorn & hot in "burned cereal"
Conclusion: crippling nose, the mouth does nothing. Adding water & an extended aeration could not change my impression. Frankly medium.
2012

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Colour: amber
Nosing: starts with strange earthy flavours. Cardboard and rubber, but also grassy notes of hay and heather. Gingerbread. Cinnamon, leather and some smoke as well.
Tasting: round and robust. Sherry and peat intermingle quite well, though a tad bitter. Tannic. Some spice at the end.
Finish: medium long, dry peat. Nutmeg and pepper.

Comment: an intriguing dram. In particular the nose is nice.

2013

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“This is is more subtle than sample 4th but works a bit better overall. Anyway, it would be really hard to choose one over the other.”
This dram has a mahogany like color.

Nose (91): (5)more than average. honey, nuts, citrus, cinnamon. Smells slightly younger than sample 4. Maybe 10 15 years old?
Taste (90): powerful, oily. honey, nuts, wood, citrus, floral, cocoa.
Finish (90): (5)longer than average. honey, citrus, wood.

2013

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Nose: Woody. The cherry syrup from sugar cane. Figs & prunes.
Mouth: I think too diluted. Woody and Chocolate Milkshake.
Final short enough.

A profile that I like but this dilution flange this malt.
2012

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Nose: initially, it smells much like sherry and especially the fruit (cherry) and then over the aeration, I feel a mixture and that fairly marked, of sherry and medicine flavors ! A medicinal sherry?? Some peat too. A mixture of ketum (for athletes!) Or Vicks and sherry. Very fresh and minty with sherry in the background. Marzipan.

Palate: On the palate, it is rather powerful, dry, austere compared to the nose. Peat and medicinal side predominates. The fruit is in the minority. Some smoke too.

Finish: Long, fine. Minty, medicinal, a bit fruity. Herbs (thyme and rosemary). Some hints of cherry.

Comments: Very special but very interesting and original. Is this a young Laphroaig sherry??
I liked it. A quite rich and complex whisky though young in my opinion.
2013

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appearance: reddish gold
nose: medium intensity, well integrated alcohol, amaretto (a good one without chemical notes) combined with a slight acidity (a bit like Limoncello), hints of dry (nuts) and dried fruits (red fruit) and mushrooms / moisture are added while breathing
taste: low to medium intensity (climbs up after the beginning of the taste), alcohol is well integrated, in line with the nose but a bitterness of burnt caramel is present all the time (disturbing for me because it is in parallel with other flavors and not mixed with them)
finish: medium

Conclusion: A whisky with a beautiful nose and a very complex taste but the bitterness in the taste causes him to lose some points. Lovers of old wood will certainly add a few points because of this note.

2012

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Colour: Chestnut.

Nose: Superb! Deep and vibrant. Very jammy and smoky at the same time. Smoky, but not the“regular” Islay smokiness. An "antique" smokiness, with lots of organics: Dried mushrooms (black trumpet mushrooms?), all sorts of oils (especially hot industrial lubricant), freshly tanned leather (or is it freshly sheared wool), and a hint of solvent, like in a high end blend or an old bottling. Terrific nose, complex, and very entertaining!

Mouth: Great, great, great! Same jams, same smokiness, same oils, same “dirty” organics than on the nose. Just seems a little weak at the beginning (40%?), but who cares: just take a bigger sip and you take off!

Finish: Long and smoky, assuming the sip was big enough ; ) !

Comment: I could drink liters of this. An old style bottling that smells (and tastes!) as antique as an excursion in my Grandma’s attic.

2013

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Colour: Old gold, pale amber.
Nose: nose on a first fleeting note of banana, traces of rum, and hints of almond pastry (financier) with notes of praline. Some acidity. Although endowed with a certain presence, it is difficult to define. Gains in power gradually but is still extremely melted, a challenge to the analysis. Spark: reminds me of apricots stuffed with foie gras with pistachio chips. Rum raisin ice.
A little water makes it easier nose.
Mouth: Hard to define. A certain presence but merely raises the notes collected in the nose.
Already difficult to define without water, then with ...
Final: In the wake of the mouth.
The water makes it disappear completely.

Comment: Difficult to define by dint of being cast, lacks precision of definition. We feel that it could have something good, but it is not successful. Nothing objectionable cons.
2012

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Color: Russet
Nose: Ha ha! Quite interesting and to my liking I must say. Starts very jammy, with lots of stewed fruits. Red prunes (if you know quetsches) and strawberries cooked together and sticking at the bottom of the cauldron. Something slightly cloying too, as if the jam was being prepared with a 50/50 mix of sugar and honey. Getting very spicy now. Someone threw a whole cinnamon stick in the cauldron, along with a generous splash of solid tannic red wine. Freshly peeled tree bark. And at the end, something more delicate, like fading rose petals. Hope this won't bee too woody on the mouth.
Mouth: Well, woody it is. And surprisingly punchy regard to it's rather low ABV (43%?). Starts with nice notes of Sevillan oranges. Continues on nice crystallized citrus and marzipan. I like the taste, but I'm afraid this one spent a little too much time in its cask or was victim of an uncomonly active cask, hence a slight harshness that somehow disturbs me.

Finish: Getting really drying now, with more and more tannins. Too bad!

Comment: A luscious and spicy nose, but the mouth is way behind, too obviously influenced by the roughness of tannins, unfortunately...

2012

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Color: Amber
Nose: It starts with notes of alcohol fruit (pear grappa) which disappear quickly, giving way to a strange but interesting mix of marshmallow sweets, burning plastic, Viandox, oregano. The list may seem disparate, but all still remains coherent and above all fun. The water melts even better these different elements together.
Mouth: Do not lack power but relatively little is expressive. It is marked by bitter notes balanced by some acidity, all seemed a bit artificial and chemical without being disagreeable. Adding water did not improve.
Finish: Quite long, along the lines of the mouth.

Conclusion: An interesting malt, not easy to define. The nose is, from my point of view, well above the mouth.
2012