| Bourbon |
Age (yrs) |
Characteristics |
| Elijah Craig |
12 |
very sweet w/ oak, leather & rye spice balancing |
| Basil Hayden |
8 |
peppery spice, honey & light peppermint |
| Makers Mark |
n/a |
sweet honey & caramel, dark fruits, leather finish |
| Bakers |
7 |
toasted nuts, fruit, caramel & vanilla |
| Fighting Cock |
6 |
burnt fruit, intense pepper & light plum |
| Jeffersons |
8 |
vanilla, caramel and fruit |
| Jeffersons Reserve |
15 |
vanilla, caramel butterscotch & dark fruits |
| Knob Creek |
9 |
nutty light fruit & oak |
| Woodford Reserve |
n/a |
maple syrup, citrus, flowers & vanilla |
| Bookers |
8-June |
fruit, tobacco & light smoke |
| Bulleit |
n/a |
light vanilla & honey w/ a rich oak finish |
| Buffalo Trace |
n/a |
brown sugar, spice oak, leather, toffee & fruit |
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Blended Scotch
|
Age (yrs) |
Characteristics |
| Johnnie Walker Red |
n/a |
light fruit, vanilla, floral with light smoke |
| Johnnie Walker Black |
12+ |
honey, orange, pepper surrounded by light smoke |
| Johnnie Walker Blue |
n/a |
smoke, honey, rose petals, sandalwood & chocolate |
| Chivas |
12 |
vanilla, apple & multiple citrus compounds |
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| Single Malt Scotch |
Age (yrs) |
Characteristics |
| The Glenlivet |
12 |
applewood, citrus, pears & flowers |
| The Glenlivet |
25 |
big sherry presence, nutty, sweet, remarkably smooth |
| The Glenfiddich |
12 |
vanilla, nutty & bitter chocolate |
| The Balvenie Doublewood |
12 |
wisp of smoke, dark fruits, cinnamon & nutmeg |
| The Balvenie Rum Cask |
17 |
sweet, molasses, lingering toffee, clean & smooth |
| Laphroaig |
15 |
begins sweet, then big smoke & finishes w/ sea air |
| The Macallan |
12 |
honey, caramel, toffee & oak, finishes w/ fruit |
| Highland Park |
12 |
slightly dry, honey dry herbs, then finishes very dry |
| Highland Park |
15 |
honey, caramel, pitted fruits, finishes sweet & smokey |
| The Speyside |
12 |
earthy, nutty & lively, crisp dry finish |
| Glenmorangie |
10 |
floral, nutmeg, big citrus & very gentle finish |
| Glenmorangie |
12 |
multiple fruits start out, then the wood takes hold |
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Alternate Whiskies
|
Age (yrs)
|
Characteristics |
| Ry1 |
10+ |
smooth rye whiskey: apples, bitter citrus & pepper |
| George Dickel Barrel Select |
n/a |
Tenn Whiskey: chocolate, light fruit & apricot |
| Crown Special Reserve |
n/a |
spicy, earthy, pepper, very smooth & rich |
| Crown Cask No 16 |
n/a |
finished in cognac cask, silky smooth |
| The Connemara |
n/a |
honey, vanilla, oak & big peat finish |
| Jameson |
n/a |
light, pepper & smooth |
| Bushmills |
n/a |
light, toffee, nutty & finishes dry |