The Auditor

Background: This is a 9 year old Lagavulin that has been aged in first fill ex-bourbon barrels. I had this blind so keep that in mind while reading my notes.  ABV: 46% Nose: Peat, Lemon Pledge, Citrus, Vanilla Cream, Campfire Smoke, Rotting Vegetation Palate: Medium Mouthfeel, dry stickiness. Heat, Campfire Smoke, Lemon Pledge, Citrus sweetness, light rasberries,

Background: This is a Scotch that has been aged in Oloroso Sherry butts before being bottled at cask strength with no color added and was non-chill filtered.  I had this blind so keep that in mind reading my notes. ABV: 59.9% Nose: Very strong plum nose, allspice, slight blackberry, honey, slight Sulphur Palate: Medium mouthfeel, Heat, plums,

This is a heavily peated BenRiach, that is aged in ex-bourbon barrels before being finished in ex-tawny port casks. Let’s see how this stands out ABV: 50% Nose: Sweet Peat, Raisins, Vanilla, tart blueberries, stonefruit, Malty, Palate: Medium Mouthfeel. Lights sweet peat, Rasins, Plums, Blueberries. Slight Sulphur hint. Finish: Long, sweet peat and smoke, oak, vanilla hints. Light fruits.

Background: This bottlings comes to us by way of the Laphroaig distillery located on Islay. This single malt was distilled in 1993, aged for 21 years in First Fill ex-bourbon barrels, then bottled in 2015 with no filtering or coloring added for the friends of Laphroaig. ABV: 48.4% Nose: Medicinal iodine, lemon pledge wipes, rotting leaves in

Eradour 13 Year Old 2005 Sherry Cask #144 Signatory Ibisco Decanter Non-Chill Filtered, Natrual Color. Lets dive in and explore this dram ABV: 66.3% Nose: Very faint nose for the proof, Grapes, Malty, Gingerbread, Allspice. Palate: Rich Grapes, plums, allspice, nutmeg, hot, the proof really shows. Kind of a dry feeling. Leather, oak. Finish: Long and Lingering, Dry grapes,

Springbank 15 Yr SiC FF Rum ABV: 50% Nose: Springbank funk, malty, light peat, tart berries, bananas, papaya, slight pineapple, rum funk Palate: Medium, funk all over, peat, mango, bananas, rotting fruits, smoke, tartness. Finish: Medium length, light peat, fruity, funky rotting fruits, slight sweetness, bananas, mango. . Rating: 7/10 This is pretty good and interesting. You would have to be

This is the first release of Kilchomans 7 year old whisky, aged in First Fill Bourbon Barrels, lets dive in and see what it has to offer! ABV: 46% Nose: Vanilla, Lemon zest, light peat, Rotting Vegetation, Brine, slight medicinal note to it. Palate: Lemon zest, hint of medicinal, Brine, Vanilla, light smoke, Vanilla. Finish: Shortish Medium, Vanilla, peat,