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Jack Daniel's Tennessee Whiskey Tasting note

By Miguel in Tasting , Jack Daniel
80
Jack Daniel's Tennesse Whiskey
Perhaps America's best known whiskey, Jack Daniel's hails from Tennessee and it best known for its smooth flavor.

Jack Daniel's is always charcoal mellowed and aged in proprietary white oak barrels for a rich amber color, distinctive flavor and finish.

If you like this whiskey you definitively need to move up to something more interesting like Wild Turkey or Buffalo Trace

This dram has a white-like color.

Nose (84): inexistent. sweet, grain, alcohol, honey, far vanilla, wood. First nosing data is innacurate as the previous tasting sheet lacked of this field.

Palate (80): . sweet, corn, toffee, burnt, pop corn, vanilla, light. Bouquet data is innacurate as the previous tasting sheet lacked of this field.

Finish (76): no finish. alcohol, corn, burnt, wood. Finish length is innacurate as the previous tasting sheet lacked of this field.

So based on other whiskies I have already tasted I rate this Jack Daniel's Tennesse Whiskey with 80 points over 100.

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Ardbeg Corryvreckan Tasting note

By Miguel in Tasting , Recommended , Ardbeg

“ Really like Ardbeg promised: it is a whirlpool of whisky. Don’t forget your life jacket.”

93
Ardbeg Corryvreckan
Like the famous Islay whirlpool, Ardbeg Corryvreckan is heady, intense and powerful. Its ‘finish’ is long and deep, leaving the connoisseur with a lingering thought of a mysterious and daring journey.

Experiments initiated in 1999, and continued ever since, have created parcels of Ardbeg stock slowly maturing in French oak casks on Islay. These are at the heart of Corryvreckan’s perplexing character, teasing spicy and sumptuous sweet fruity notes from the maturing whisky.

This Ardbeg single malt, bottled at cask strength, is a great whisky you shouldn't miss.

This dram has a white-like color.

Nose (92): inexistent. ardbeg, peat, iodine, citrus, disinfectant, toffee, marine. First nosing data is innacurate as the previous tasting sheet lacked of this field.

Palate (96): . peat, sweet, hot, sweet, citrus, grass, earth, lime. Bouquet data is innacurate as the previous tasting sheet lacked of this field.

Finish (92): no finish. earth, peat, citrus. Finish length is innacurate as the previous tasting sheet lacked of this field.

So based on other whiskies I have already tasted I rate this Ardbeg Corryvreckan with 93 points over 100.

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Aberlour A'bunadh Batch 29 Tasting note

By Miguel in Tasting , Recommended , Aberlour

“ The best sherry whisky I have tried so far. So intense flavor: the wood, the sherry, the honey. Impressive.”

95
Aberlour a'Bunadh Batch 29
This great single malt whisky is the Batch 29 from the astounding range of a'Bunadh whisky from Aberlour. All a'Bunadh are bottled at cask strength.

a'Bunadh is Gaelic for Original. These are small batches crafted in the old fashioned style of big bodied, sherry matured whisky.

Aberlour A'bunadh is a cask strength Speyside single malt whisky that is released by the distillery in small batches each with a slightly different profile but all on the sherry monsters style.

Really a must have and a whisky that is almost near to the almighty Macallan 10 years old Cask Strength.

This dram has a white-like color.

Nose (92): inexistent. sweet, fruity, mango, honey, vanilla, peaches, tobacco, spices. First nosing data is innacurate as the previous tasting sheet lacked of this field.

Palate (100): . sweet, hot, spices, vanilla, sherry, honey, tobacco. Bouquet data is innacurate as the previous tasting sheet lacked of this field.

Finish (92): no finish. honey, vanilla, tobacco, spices, sherry. Finish length is innacurate as the previous tasting sheet lacked of this field.

So based on other whiskies I have already tasted I rate this Aberlour a'Bunadh Batch 29 with 95 points over 100.

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Aberlour 10 years old Tasting note

By Miguel in Tasting , Aberlour
87
Aberlour 10 year
This is a definitive example of a Speyside Single Malt. It is matured in a combination of sherry and bourbon oak casks for a minimum of 10 years.

This dram has a white-like color.

Nose (88): inexistent. sweet, fruit, sherry wine, peaches, cherry, honey. First nosing data is innacurate as the previous tasting sheet lacked of this field.

Palate (88): . sweet, sherry, vanilla, tobacco, oak, honey, fruits. Bouquet data is innacurate as the previous tasting sheet lacked of this field.

Finish (84): no finish. sweet, oak, spices, tobacco. Finish length is innacurate as the previous tasting sheet lacked of this field.

So based on other whiskies I have already tasted I rate this Aberlour 10 year with 87 points over 100.

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Highland Park 13 years old Single Cask from Master of Malt Tasting note

By Miguel in Tasting , Master of Malt , Highland Park
88
Highland Park 13 year Master of Malt
A delicious 13 year old Highland Park we bottled in 2010, this was distilled in 1997, and aged in a single refill bourbon hogshead. An run of just 281 incredible bottles, at natural cask strength with nothing added and nothing taken away!

This dram has a white-like color.

Nose (88): inexistent. sweet, peat, heather, floral, wood, meat stock. First nosing data is innacurate as the previous tasting sheet lacked of this field.

Palate (92): . hot, sweet, wood, spices, heather, tobacco, vanilla, complex, a torrent of flavor on your mouth. Bouquet data is innacurate as the previous tasting sheet lacked of this field.

Finish (84): no finish. wood, spices,heather, fruity, pears and notes of orange. Finish length is innacurate as the previous tasting sheet lacked of this field.

So based on other whiskies I have already tasted I rate this Highland Park 13 year Master of Malt with 88 points over 100.

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Nikka Whisky From the Barrel Tasting note

By Miguel in Tasting , Nikka
88
Nikka from the barrel
Nikka from the Barrel is big-boned and bursting with character. Not averse to a drop of water, either. A real star, winning top prize in its category at the World Whisky Awards in 2007 and 2010.

This dram has a white-like color.

Nose (84): inexistent. sweet, floral, wood, closed. First nosing data is innacurate as the previous tasting sheet lacked of this field.

Palate (92): . sweet, floral, wood, honey, vanilla, spices, a little peat. Bouquet data is innacurate as the previous tasting sheet lacked of this field.

Finish (88): no finish. honey, floral, wood. Finish length is innacurate as the previous tasting sheet lacked of this field.

So based on other whiskies I have already tasted I rate this Nikka from the barrel with 88 points over 100.

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Nikka All Malt Tasting note

By Miguel in Tasting , Recommended , Nikka

“ A whirlpool of honey, toffee, spices, wood and fruits in your mouth. You can’t believe this is bottled just at 40% ABV. And look that price!”

89
Nikka All Malt Pure and Rich
In general, Nikka blended whisky is created from malt whisky made from barley malt in pot stills, and grain whisky made by distilling corn and other grains in a patent (Coffey) still. The main feature of the all-malt process is that top-quality barley malt is used instead of corn in the Coffey still, resulting in a whisky made entirely from malt. All-malt whisky, made from barley alone and blended from malts matured over long periods of time, is blessed with a deep scent and mellow taste.

This dram has a white-like color.

Nose (84): inexistent. sweet, fruity, honey, wood, spices, peach, salt. First nosing data is innacurate as the previous tasting sheet lacked of this field.

Palate (96): . sweet, honey, toffee, vanilla, fruity, great, wood, sherry, smoke. Bouquet data is innacurate as the previous tasting sheet lacked of this field.

Finish (88): no finish. honey, wood, a little smoky. Finish length is innacurate as the previous tasting sheet lacked of this field.

So based on other whiskies I have already tasted I rate this Nikka All Malt Pure and Rich with 89 points over 100.

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Nikka Pure Malt Red Tasting note

By Miguel in Tasting , Nikka
88
Nikka Pure Malt Red
Blended with Japanese malt from Nikka's Yoichi and Miyagikyo distilleries, this is clean, fruity and very easy to drink.

This whisky is part of a serie of three bottles: White, Black and Red

This dram has a white-like color.

Nose (88): inexistent. sweet, mature fruits, peat, raisins. First nosing data is innacurate as the previous tasting sheet lacked of this field.

Palate (88): . sweet, fruits, mature, wood, smoke, mature fruit. Bouquet data is innacurate as the previous tasting sheet lacked of this field.

Finish (88): no finish. sweet, wood, spices, vanilla. Finish length is innacurate as the previous tasting sheet lacked of this field.

So based on other whiskies I have already tasted I rate this Nikka Pure Malt Red with 88 points over 100.

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Nikka Pure Malt Black Tasting note

By Miguel in Tasting , Nikka
89
Nikka Pure Malt Black
A storming example of what Japanese whisky is truly capable of. A previous batch was awarded a massive 95 points by Jim Murray in his Whisky Bible.

This whisky is part of a serie of three bottles: White, Black and Red

This dram has a white-like color.

Nose (88): inexistent. sweet, fruity, spices, vanilla, cocoa, sherry, peaches, peat. First nosing data is innacurate as the previous tasting sheet lacked of this field.

Palate (92): . sweet, vanilla, honey, peaches, spices. Bouquet data is innacurate as the previous tasting sheet lacked of this field.

Finish (88): no finish. vanilla, tobacco, spices. with wood, vanilla, toffee. Finish length is innacurate as the previous tasting sheet lacked of this field.

So based on other whiskies I have already tasted I rate this Nikka Pure Malt Black with 89 points over 100.

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Nikka Pure Malt White Tasting note

By Miguel in Tasting , Recommended , Nikka

“ At first I didn’t notice the peat, but on a second tasting I keep wondering how I wasn’t able to nose it. Peaty, floral, grainy, powerful. Very good whisky.”

91
Nikka Pure Malt White
A very interesting blended malt whisky from Nikka created from a marriage of different Japanese single malts.

The tradition in Japanese whisky is about each brand using only their portfolio whiskies, so very probably this nice pure malt whisky is done with Yoichi and Miyagikyo whiskies.

Brilliant with a nice amount of peat, this whisky is part of a serie of three bottles: White, Black and Red

This dram has a white-like color.

Nose (88): inexistent. sweet, peat, floral, liquorice, vanilla, spices, grains, peat. First nosing data is innacurate as the previous tasting sheet lacked of this field.

Palate (92): . sweet, peat, floral, wood, spices, barley. Bouquet data is innacurate as the previous tasting sheet lacked of this field.

Finish (92): no finish. floral, grain, honey, vanilla. Finish length is innacurate as the previous tasting sheet lacked of this field.

So based on other whiskies I have already tasted I rate this Nikka Pure Malt White with 91 points over 100.

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