just getting over it and wanted to do this tasting flight as a sort of 'recalibration' of my nose and palate Glencairn Nose: Salted caramel Malt and vanilla Floral perfume Sesame seed Toasted grains Weathered oak Palate wood Funky, dry Dried earth; dirt Homemade peanut butter cookies (with fork-crossed texture on top) Palate : Peanut butter cookies on the palate transfers well Most improved over time in this glass Hints of licorice earthy tones Field of clover and grass Nutty funk Dried bark Mediterranean spices Dry, dark chocolate Palate

Nose: - Caramel forward - Brown sugar - Pepper - Cinnamon - Big citrus/woody/Pinesol note Tagalong Palate : - Apricot syrup - Tannic - Vanilla - Dry oak - Big, thick mouth coating Country Ham Palate: - Cinnamon

Palate:  Cinnamon and clove sing on the tongue, a pretty harmonic duet followed by a chorus of complimentary I've personally trended away from double-barreled whiskey as my palate has matured in a way that picks

Hints of mint Corn sweetness towards the back end Empty glass smells of plum and chocolate pudding Palate feels like the 100% malted barley proportion is sticking out like a sore thumb on this, at least to my palate

Palate:  My first sip is quite nice and absolutely nothing like the nose. Where the 2023 release does shine in the comparison is with the few notes it does well on the palate—notably

Palate: Coffee ice cream leads the way on the palate with a chocolate buttercream linger. If you really dig on the palate, a touch of strawberry and peach can be found. liked all the flavors this glass threw at me, I just wish there were more of them for a whiskey of this caliber

On the nose, it offers notes of dusty cherry and charred citrus with a palate of over ripe stone fruit Palate: Goodness that is quite effervescent as your first sip of the day. Chocolate covered cherries, dates and plum all hit the palate first before a wave of cinnamon takes over Shaking things up more pungent earthy tones begin to fall on my palate alongside some tobacco notes.

As the pour gets lower the creamy vanilla tones from the palate sink in. Palate: Pow! This immediately slaps you with a huge wave of flavor and a long, comfortable hug. The palate is deep, soaked in sugar sweetness of brown sugar and vanilla like an old school George T.

Palate: Immediately a nice shock of spice. expected a little more heat outside of the first sip of the day which is always a bit of a shock to the palate

Palate: Well that drinks like silk! I won't make any exceptions on ranking nose over palate, but if I did have to rate this on just nose The palate unfortunately just fell a little short in my book, though it is certainly an incredibly easy

Palate: My first sip is a damn doozy of cherry flavors clambering over every taste bud that is susceptible The palate, while quite enjoyable, didn't nearly produce the same complexity. Sipping the 2023 release, I'm surprised by even more imbalance than the palate carried on the 2008 release

At the heart of the brand is very clearly a great palate and someone who is an enthusiast first and foremost exceptional enough to stand up to some of the best whiskey releases on the market according to their palates Palate: My first sip is an eyebrow raiser as vintage funk leads the way before parting towards buttercream