Bright amber shines in the glass, on the glass wall of my Premium Snifter sticks an oily and tough streak. Slowly, small legs disappear and search their way back into the glass in slow motion, while subtle smoke unites with apples and velvety peaches on the first nosing. Caramelized sugar and malted cereal spread voluminously in the nose. Oranges and a hint of peat come up, meadow herbs and floral hints provide a fresh note, the alcohol is wonderfully harmoniously integrated. The grassy and floral note becomes more intense, shortly thereafter sweet and fresh fruit notes with a hint of smoke and maritime hints.

Shortly wooden elements flash, then smoky peat spreads on the palate, a discreetly sharp film envelops the tongue, the salivation is massively stimulated. Roasted cereal grains mix with dark wood tones and malty sweetness. Vanilla and burnt sugar are minimal, meadow herbs are whitewashed with dark walnut flavor, a few grains of salt roll over the tongue before wooden spiciness spreads over the tongue with a pinch of pepper. Herb and slightly burnt or peaty smoky, the taste is slowly in the finish.

Pleasant warmth floods the palate, tart, slightly smoky wood tones stick to the tongue, here and there are fresh mint and a muted herbal note. With this dark base note, the aftertaste gradually fades and leaves a tart and smoky mouthfeel.

A lot of vanilla, ripe apricots, a little lemon and a bit of spicy alcohol are the start. After a while, the nose looks extremely supple. Flambéed custard with some garlic, then there are floral hints that become stronger with movement, heather and Alpine meadow. The lemon is still there, but very early. Warms up floral with peach juice. And yes, there is smoke in homeopathic doses.

In the mouth it also looks filigree, at least as far as the flavors are concerned, the onset is rather brutal. The main note is bright heather honey in which a few meadow herbs were snipped. At the second sip he looks much herbaceous, especially backwards, but now shows plenty of oak. The mouthfeel is pleasantly oily. The alcohol is sometimes young and tingling, almost metallic.

Filigree taste, filigree finish. The first sip he has disappeared extremely fast, the second part he remains a little longer harsh on the tongue, very slightly ashy.

Flowery fragrant malt, light sea air, wet stones, sugared oranges, light and again very flowery smoke, water brings some woody notes to the front

Here, the light peat smoke, floral, vanilla, again sweet malt, the nose is completely reflected again, very creamy, a bit peppery, a lot of heat

Much heat, then sweet and mineral, quite bitter but somehow pleasant, the light smoke makes the finish nice and long

Occasionally, long and tough legs stick to the glass wall and fascinate me. With every tasting or dram I'm always fascinated by the look of a whisky. In this case, extremely long drops on the glass wall draw their paths back into the glass, bright amber shimmers and glitters in the glass enchantingly. The first impression of the nose takes a little getting used to ... Slightly smoky peat swells from the Premium Snifter, the alcohol is quite present, but does not bother. Sugar and sweetness penetrate through the peaty note, vanilla mixes with slightly burnt caramel and dark, spicy wood tones. A slightly fresh pinch dissolves from the otherwise rather dark nose, somehow I have problems to define the flavors properly. Sweetness, fruit, smoke, peat, fresh mint and somehow somehow "dirty". After about 10 minutes, the nose opens a little and velvety peach comes slowly to advantage. The fruit flavors are (even if it sounds funny) rather fruity and not sweet, always slightly smoky aromas through the nose, here and there flashes a handful of peat. In the next second the nose changes and fruity elements dominate the nose for a moment. At the moment, vineyard peach, nectarines and a touch of apricot are clearly perceptible, and more and more sweetness is coming to the fore. Sweet sugar, suppressed smoke and slightly sprittig, the flavors change constantly.

Sweet and spicy, the Kiss from Kirkwall spills over the tongue. Immediately, the alcohol from the palate crawls up the nose and tickles neatly in the nose. The second sip is carried by dark wood and fruit flavors. Chocolate and hazelnuts rest on the tongue, a touch of sulfur (no, it is not sulfur anyway) gives the taste a dark and oily note. Dark grain flavors and heather herbs blend with spicy and dark wood elements, a touch of walnut is intensified and spreads intensively on the palate. The next sip is wonderfully creamy and now looks sweeter and more fruity. With this tasty style, the taste goes into the reverberation.

Fresh mint and dark nut flavors start auspiciously the aftertaste. Walnuts and dark wood flavors are fine in the background, spicy meadow or heather herbs stamp their echo. Tart and spicy wood tones are mixed with sweetness and fruit. For a long time, the different aromas in the entire mouth area rest before they suddenly fade away very quickly.

Blind sample:

Colour:
White wine

Nose:
Starts with a fine smoke note. Then comes caramel and vanilla. In addition chocolate and dried apricots. A gentle portion of salt accompanies the story. Now I'm back to the cream caramel candy.
With a little time in the glass, fresh yeast dough and sugared mirabelle plums prevail. A hint of plum jam in the background. Some damp wood. Juicy, slightly bitter pear. A hint of malt and cooling mint. But what always stands out is this sweet creamy caramel candy. If he gets some air, the colleague becomes creamier with lemon ice cream and a dry waffle.
If it tastes like it smells, I'll cut it away quickly. : D

Surprisingly, the colleague Chilicharf starts dry and slightly bitter. The slightly salty is also immediately present. But he has a lot of booms. Tap on barrel strength. Dry wood, hay and dried trail mix. Almonds, nuts and a little sugared raisins. Roasted aromas, malt, vanilla and dried orange slices. Some caraway seeds, sweetened black tea and a hint of peach.
Completely different from the nose.

Rather long. First sweet with caramel. Then getting drier with a pleasant flavor. Slight oak bitterness.

candy, green apple, smoke

green apple, lemon peel, toast, oak

bitter, oak, vanilla, fruits, dry