Notes
Here you can view all the lovely things people had to say about the featured whiskeys and also view pictures that they have submitted.
Sam Kube
Kory Craftchick
JK: Ok start with is it smoky, is it bitter, is it sweet?
Sam: Sweet
JK: Great, now is it chocolatey is it fruity?
Sam: Fruity
JK: Apple or dragon fruit?
Sam: Apple because I don't know what dragon fruit it
Jonathan Cory Kraftchick
Hef
Love that kick. Lots of cherries, almost soda like.
Jonathan Cory Kraftchick
Hef
Getting a lot of apple juice without the sugar. Kind of OK, but that's it.
Jonathan Cory Kraftchick
Hef
This is a harder scotch than the others. Kind of like the step dad of scotch. Your real dad is cool and loving and then your step dad comes around and tries to show you that love, but it just comes off more like an uncle who tries to get too close.
Jonathan Cory Kraftchick
Hef
Having a hard time placing this one in anything other than vanilla flavored rubbing alcohol. I don't hate it, but the first feel on the palate is more bite than is comfortable. The finish is really nice and getting some vanilla wafer vibes. It just disappears quick.
Jonathan Cory Kraftchick
Hef
Smells like alcohol, tastes like medicine. The finish goes quickly...and I'm kind of glad.
Jonathan Cory Kraftchick
Hef
Banana on the nose, but it's really faint. Could also be that I have COVID.
Jonathan Cory Kraftchick
Hef
Sour cherries for sure and a lot of oak. It's quite good. Not extraordinary, but could certainly sip on this everyday.
Jonathan Cory Kraftchick
Hef
It's as American as apple pie except it's Scotch.
Jonathan Cory Kraftchick
Hef
Citrus on the nose and honey on palate, oak on the finish. So so so good. For a high proof, this is super calm.
Scott Beckett
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This tastes crazy. I'm gonna say this is maybe something Buzz Lightyear might enjoy? To infinity and beyond?
Scott Beckett
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Oh my, that's lovely. Man, it's like candy up front. Hiding some heft that shows up on the back end. The nose is pretty tight, but the palate is wild.
Scott Beckett
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Saving half of all these because I can barely taste anything but the heat. Still, doesn't register as malt or bourbon.
Scott Beckett
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It's probably just my congestion but I get next to nothing out of this one.
Scott Beckett
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Hooo that's a big boy. I'm not doing this one justice because I'm congested as all get out.
Scott Beckett
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Not much on the nose but this might be my favorite malt of the calendar so far on the palate. Tastes like a big boy.
Scott Beckett
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A little cherry but also some peach on the nose. The palate is underwhelming at first but brings out some herbal notes on the nose. Not a lot of sweetness here. Is this a rye?
Scott Beckett
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Really lovely green apple on the nose with a little shortbread in the background. Sweet and a little hot on the palate. Brings spice notes to the nose. It's a little simple, but otherwise nice. Irish?
Scott Beckett
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Cherries, oak, caramel. Whew, that's hot. Brown sugar, peaches, ethanol. Baking spices on the finish.
Scott Beckett
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Stewed apples on the nose. Green apples on the palate, some cinnamon, some like dusty furniture polish. I wonder if this is Japaneseโฆ
Scott Beckett
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Green apple, maybe some cantaloupe on the nose, caramel, like a hint of spice. Brown butter on the palate, brought out like an apricot thing in the nose. A pleasant, fruity malt whisky.
Scott Beckett
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Pretty tight nose. Lots of alcohol on the palate, but lots of sweetness also. Like a cherry cola finish. Not a lot of fruit. Tastes big but simple. Could be rye but I'm playing the odds.
Scott Beckett
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Burnt sugar and cherries on the nose. Some cinnamon and baking spice. A little bit of a dusty or musty note. A little peach on the front palate. Tastes fairly big, thought unpleasantly hot. Sits pretty on the tongue. Is it the Old Forester 1920?
Scott Beckett
๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ ๐ชฃ
Pretty subtle nose but a splashy palate. I feel like the more I taste it the less I know about it. Slight peat?