Tastes
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Flaviar advent calendar day #23 Nose: spice, Brown sugar, herbal and floral elements. Pistachio and a bit of oak. Palate: spicy, rye bread, caramel sweetness, chai spice. Strong oak, a bit of honey and a mild earthiness. Peppery. A hint of malt. Herbal/floral elements that are light. Finish: short, oaky tannin with honey.
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Flaviar advent calendar day #22 Nose: banana, honey, cereal. Vanilla, apples and strong pear. Very fruit forward Palate: the fruitiness continues strongly. Honeyed pear, malt, slight cinnamon and oak. Vanilla. Crisp apple. There's a honey/floral element here too that is light and I cannot quite put my finger on it. Finish: light caramel, apple, light tannins a hint of spice
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Nose: smoke, ash, briquettes, and smoked meats. Peat, salt air, seaweed. Some sweeter malt peaks through a little, a hint of brown sugar and slight dried fruit elements. Palate: big peat and smoke here initially. Significant ash/creosote. Definitely some honey glazed BBQ meats. Strong funky peat and moderate salinity. As it coats the palate, more sweet elements come out, caramel, honey, chewy malt. Finish: ashy, brisket slathered in BBQ sauce. Lengthy. Phenolic elements come in late and linger for a while.
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Flaviar advent calendar day #20 Nose: cherry, sweet fruity aroma, some toasty oak spice, some mild caramel and cinnamon. Slight orange zest. A light smoke Palate: caramel, toffee. A little bit of hazelnut. This is a rich bourbon. A bit bready. Slight hint of citrus zest. Spicy wood. Definitely getting both corn and rye grain Finish: chocolate starts it very briefly, then fades off into a mildly spicy and warm oak tannic note. After a few minutes of finishing the last sip, and having water, there's a significant eucalyptus/herbal note lingering on the tongue.
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Flaviar advent calendar day #19 Nose: creamy vanilla, toffee, citrus zest, honey. Hints of cinnamon and light chocolate. Mildly sweet caramel. Just the slightest hint of cereal Palate: zesty, orange, creamy sweet vanilla. Definitely a dessery whisky. Honeyed malt, some peppery spice. Light oak toast. A very slight chocolate note. Sweet yet bright and lively. Finish: candied sweetness fades into a warm pleasant oak with a mild spice
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TINCUP 10 Year American Whiskey
Other Whiskey — Indiana (bottled in Colorado), USA
Reviewed February 21, 2024Flaviar advent calendar day #18 Nose: sweet cornbread, honey orange peel, baking spices, spicy oak char. A subtle vanilla Palate: cinnamon brown sugar, a hint of maple syrup. Sweet, spicy oak char. Vanilla. A light fruitiness, a bit of orange zest. Smooth. Cereal/corn as it transitions to finish. Hint of black pepper Finish: Lingers for a respectable amount. Warm, baking spice, oak char, faint vanilla. Ends with an unopposed clove note. -
Laphroaig PX Cask
Single Malt — Islay, Scotland
Reviewed February 21, 2024 (edited February 26, 2024)Color seems to be getting slightly darker but mostly stabilized. Mostly a mahogany, but a nice deep, dark red in the right light Nose: dried cherries and raisins hit first this time. baking spices, a hint of wood tannin. A bit of sweet maltiness too. Peat and smoke undergird the entirety if the nose. a good oceanic sea spray/seaweed note. Palate: I really do love a sherried Laphroaig, especially this one. A slightly thick/syrupy consistency. Dried/dark fruits, classic Laphroaig peat and smoke are strong. Vanilla, wood spice, sea spray. Earthy sherry. There's a slight sweet fruit note, but it is dark. Putting the super strong Laphroaig malt against a noticably heavy PX influence works well here, two impressively massive flavors. Definitely a sipper. Finish: ashy, decomposing earth, phenolic peat lingers. mild earthy fruit leather. -
Flaviar advent calendar day #17 Nose: vanilla, oak, sourdough. Mildewy grain? Cranberry, corn, some minerality. Buttery graham cracker Palate: spiced and toasty oak. Cinnamon, Brown sugar, significantly spicy. Oily. Pretty fruity but not in a sickly sweet way. More like baked fruit. Some sweet oak too. A hint of petrichor, very strong wood oil notes as it transitions to the finish Finish: oily yet dry, toasted oak and a hint of mint.
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Flaviar advent calendar day #16 forgot to take a picture, but the color on this was deep bright Amber. I don't think I've seen a whiskey this color before, it looked unnatural, though it does not taste that way! Nose: cinnamon, clove, orange zest, white pepper, caramel, and oak. The slightest hint of pot still shortbread Palate: sweet. Honey, grain whiskey, butterscotch. It is a tiny bit thin at parts. Very mild oak and a bit of stewed apple. A touch of milk chocolate? Strong vanilla throughout. Cinnamon and wood spice as it transitions to finish Finish: woody. A hint of malt, a bit of metallic astringency, slight honey.
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