Notes

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.

Stewed apples on the nose. Green apples on the palate, some cinnamon, some like dusty furniture polish. I wonder if this is Japanese…

Cherries, oak, caramel. Whew, that's hot. Brown sugar, peaches, ethanol. Baking spices on the finish.

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?

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?

This tastes crazy. I'm gonna say this is maybe something Buzz Lightyear might enjoy? To infinity and beyond?

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

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.

Saving half of all these because I can barely taste anything but the heat. Still, doesn't register as malt or bourbon.

It's probably just my congestion but I get next to nothing out of this one.

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.

This is A LOT hotter than I remember. Almost like this could be on an episode of "Hot Ones".

Smells incredible. Like putting cherries in my wheaties. But when I taste it, it's just so so. Kind of thin. Maybe better if in a mixed drink.

A pretty good Scotch. Straight down the middle. Tastes like a partridge in a pear tree if the partridge flew away.

Pretty good and I get that nice sting. Fades kind of fast, but otherwise good.

Smells like a unique hard cider. Getting a little more oak and leather on the palate. The finish really lingers. Loving this one.

Like it and tastes like a good budget bourbon. The smell is solid, the palate is pretty good too, but the finish almost tastes medicinal.

This is a good Scotch, a little thin, but not too much. Getting apples and other scotchy things. Not at all offensive to the palate.

I like coffee and whiskey, but not sure I love this and not sure I hate it. That said, I think you're doing it wrong if you're not mixing it with Irish cream.

Not getting a lot on the nose, but really liked the leathery taste mixed with some sweetness. Reminded me of an old dude in a velvet sweater smoking a pipe. You know he's got stories and was likely famous in his day, but when you're chatting with him, he's only interested in listening to your take on politics, relationships and commiserating about not getting those Taylor Swift tickets. "Damn Ticketmaster", he says with a smirk. You share a laugh and then you part ways knowing you'll never see each other again. Or will you...

Looks like coffee from the color. The nose is tons of wood, chicory, burnt sugar, herbal notes on the back end. Palate - this is something with cold brew in it. Jameson? Better than Fireball by a hair.

Green apple and honey on the nose. Touch of spice, though maybe I'm just not washing my glen cairns well enough. The honey and green apple trade places on the palate. Not very hot at all. Super smooth, but not too complex.

Nose - black cherry, caramel, cinnamon, wood varnish, maybe a little peach back there somewhere. Palate - brown sugar, canned peaches in syrup. Tastes a little hot.

Green apple and honey on the nose. More green apple and oak and maybe some iodine on the palate? Light peat? Reminds me of Highland Park.