Whisky Advent Calendar 2019

Friday, December 13, 2019

Day 15

Heaven Hill Corn Whiskey
9 Year Old - Batch 2
Straight Corn Whiskey
49.5%
USA

Tasting Notes:

		Brian	Rick	---
Appearance
	Color	Gold	Amber	---
	Clarity	Haze	Haze	---
	Sediments	No	No	---
	Viscosity	3	42	---
Nose
	Intensity	2	2	---
	Age	Moderate	Moderate	---
	Barrel	Used Oak	Used Oak	---
	Grain	Corn	Corn	---
	Smoke	None	None	---
	Spice	---	Coffee, Anise	---
	Sweet	Maple, Corn Syrup	Vanilla, Caramel, Maple, Butter Scotch, Honey, Chocolate, Corn Syrup	---
	Floral	---	Honey Suckle	---
	Wine	Sherry	Sherry	---
	Fruit	Banana	---	---
	Sulphur	---	---	---
	Peat	---	---	---
	Earth	---	---	---
Palette
	Flavor	Bitter	Sweet, Bitter	---
	Proof	3	---	---
	Body	3	---	---
	Texture	Creamy	Heavy	---
	Balance	---	---	---
	Finish	3	---	---
	Complexity	3	---	---
Final Assessment
	Grain	Corn	---	---
	Barrel	Used	---	---
	Age Range	6-10	---	---
	Country of Origin	US	---	---
	The Whisk(y) is?	---	---	---

Day 14

Glentauchers
10 Year Old - Batch 4
Single Malt Scotch Whisky
47.9%
Scotland

Tasting Notes:

		Brian	Rick	---
Appearance
	Color	Pale	Clear	---
	Clarity	Clear	Haze	---
	Sediments	No	Light	---
	Viscosity	2	4	---
Nose
	Intensity	Delicate	Delicate	---
	Age	Moderate	Moderate	---
	Barrel	Used Oak	New Oak	---
	Grain	Malt	Wheat	---
	Smoke	None	None	---
	Spice	Clove	Anise	---
	Sweet	---	Fig, Raisin	---
	Floral	Honey Suckle	Honey Suckle	---
	Wine	Sherry	Sherry	---
	Fruit	---	Pear	---
	Sulphur	---	---	---
	Peat	---	---	---
	Earth	---	---	---
Palette
	Flavor	Salty	Bitter	---
	Proof	2	4	---
	Body	2	3	---
	Texture	Sharp	Sharp, Delicate	---
	Balance	---	---	---
	Finish	2	Short	---
	Complexity	2	2	---
Final Assessment
	Grain	Malt	---	---
	Barrel	Used	---	---
	Age Range	6-10	---	---
	Country of Origin	Scotland	---	---
	The Whisk(y) is?	---	---	---

Day 13

Glengoyne
9 Year Old - Batch 4
Single Malt Scotch Whisky
51.1%
Scotland

Tasting Notes:

		Brian	Rick	---
Appearance
	Color	Pale	Pale	---
	Clarity	Clear	Clear	---
	Sediments	No	Light	---
	Viscosity	2	4	---
Nose
	Intensity	2	Delicate	---
	Age	Moderate	Youthful	---
	Barrel	Used Oak	New Oak	---
	Grain	Malt	Rye	---
	Smoke	None	None	---
	Spice	Cinnamon	Anise	---
	Sweet	Vanilla	Chocolate	---
	Floral	Honey Suckle	Honey Suckle	---
	Wine	Sherry	Port	---
	Fruit	Banana	Berry	---
	Sulphur	---	---	---
	Peat	---	---	---
	Earth	---	---	---
Palette
	Flavor	Sweet	Sweet, Salty	---
	Proof	3	4	---
	Body	2	Full	---
	Texture	Sharp	Rich	---
	Balance	---	Dark Chocolate	---
	Finish	3	---	---
	Complexity	3	---	---
Final Assessment
	Grain	Malt	---	---
	Barrel	Used	---	---
	Age Range	6-10	---	---
	Country of Origin	Scotland	---	---
	The Whisk(y) is?	---	---	---

Day 12

Glen Elgin
12 Year Old - Batch 5
Single Malt Scotch Whisky
49.1%
Scotland

Tasting Notes:

		Brian	Rick	---
Appearance
	Color	Pale	Straw	---
	Clarity	Haze	Clear	---
	Sediments	No	No	---
	Viscosity	Light	Light	---
Nose
	Intensity	Delicate	Delicate	---
	Age	Youthful	Youthful	---
	Barrel	Used Oak	Used Oak	---
	Grain	Malt	Rye	---
	Smoke	None	None	---
	Spice	---	Anise	---
	Sweet	---	Corn Syrup	---
	Floral	---	Honey Suckle	---
	Wine	Sherry	Sherry	---
	Fruit	---	Apple	---
	Sulphur	---	---	---
	Peat	---	---	---
	Earth	---	---	---
Palette
	Flavor	Salty	Salty	---
	Proof	3	---	---
	Body	2	Light	---
	Texture	Sharp	Delicate	---
	Balance	---	Sweet	---
	Finish	3	Short	---
	Complexity	2	Low	---
Final Assessment
	Grain	Malt	---	---
	Barrel	Used	---	---
	Age Range	6-10	---	---
	Country of Origin	Scotland	---	---
	The Whisk(y) is?	---	---	---

Day 11

Fettercairn
11 Year Old - Batch 6
Single Malt Scotch Whisky
47.9%
Scotland

Tasting Notes:

		Brian	Rick	---
Appearance
	Color	Pale	Straw	---
	Clarity	Haze	Haze	---
	Sediments	No	Light	---
	Viscosity	2	3	---
Nose
	Intensity	2	Delicate	---
	Age	Moderate	Youthful	---
	Barrel	Used Oak	Used Oak	---
	Grain	Malt	Rye	---
	Smoke	None	None	---
	Spice	Cinnamon	Mint	---
	Sweet	Fig	Coconut	---
	Floral	---	Honey Suckle	---
	Wine	Sherry	Sherry	---
	Fruit	Grape	Pear, Cherry	---
	Sulphur	---	---	---
	Peat	Iodine	---	---
	Earth	---	---	---
Palette
	Flavor	Bitter	Sweet	---
	Proof	3	High	---
	Body	2	4	---
	Texture	Sharp	Sharp	---
	Balance	---	Sweet	---
	Finish	4	Long	---
	Complexity	2	High	---
Final Assessment
	Grain	Malt	---	---
	Barrel	Used	---	---
	Age Range	6-10	---	---
	Country of Origin	Scotland	---	---
	The Whisk(y) is?	---	---	---

Day 10

Craigellachie
10 Year Old - Batch 6
Single Malt Scotch Whisky
51%
Scotland

Tasting Notes:

		Brian	Rick	---
Appearance
	Color	Straw	Straw	---
	Clarity	Haze	Clear	---
	Sediments	No	Light	---
	Viscosity	2	2	---
Nose
	Intensity	2	Delicate	---
	Age	Moderate	Youthful	---
	Barrel	Used Oak	Used Oak	---
	Grain	Malt	Rye	---
	Smoke	None	Light	---
	Spice	Black Pepper	Licorice	---
	Sweet	Caramel, Fuzzy Peach	Caramel	---
	Floral	Honey Suckle	Honey Suckle	---
	Wine	Sherry	---	---
	Fruit	Peach	Cherry, Peach, Berry	---
	Sulphur	---	---	---
	Peat	---	---	---
	Earth	---	---	---
Palette
	Flavor	Sweet, Salty	Sweet, Salty	---
	Proof	2	Low	---
	Body	2	Light	---
	Texture	Rich	Light	---
	Balance	---	Sweet	---
	Finish	3	3	---
	Complexity	3	3	---
Final Assessment
	Grain	Malt	---	---
	Barrel	Used	---	---
	Age Range	6-10	---	---
	Country of Origin	Scotland	---	---
	The Whisk(y) is?	---	---	---

Day 9

Cameronbridge
27 Year Old - Batch 3
Single Grain Scotch Whisky
48.9%
Scotland

Tasting Notes:

		Brian	Rick	---
Appearance
	Color	Gold	Gold	---
	Clarity	Haze	Haze	---
	Sediments	No	Light	---
	Viscosity	3	2	---
Nose
	Intensity	4	Powerful	---
	Age	Moderate	Moderate	---
	Barrel	Used Oak	Used Oak	---
	Grain	Malt	Malt	---
	Smoke	None	Light	---
	Spice	---	---	---
	Sweet	---	Vanilla, Licorice	---
	Floral	---	Honey Suckle	---
	Wine	Sherry	---	---
	Fruit	---	Banana	---
	Sulphur	---	---	---
	Peat	Iodine	Iodine	---
	Earth	---	Brine	---
Palette
	Flavor	Sweet	Sweet	---
	Proof	3	High	---
	Body	2	Full	---
	Texture	Sharp	Heavy, Rich	---
	Balance	---	Black Licorice	---
	Finish	3	Long	---
	Complexity	3	3	---
Final Assessment
	Grain	---	---	---
	Barrel	Used	---	---
	Age Range	20+	---	---
	Country of Origin	Scotland	---	---
	The Whisk(y) is?	---	---	---

Day 8

Benrinnes
11 Year Old - Batch 10
Single Malt Scotch Whisky
49%
Scotland

Tasting Notes:

		Brian	Rick	---
Appearance
	Color	Pale	Pale	---
	Clarity	Clear	Clear	---
	Sediments	Light	Light	---
	Viscosity	4	4	---
Nose
	Intensity	2	2	---
	Age	Moderate	Moderate	---
	Barrel	Used Oak	Used Oak	---
	Grain	Malt	Malt	---
	Smoke	Light	Light	---
	Spice	Leather	Leather	---
	Sweet	Vanilla	Vanilla	---
	Floral	Honey Suckle	Honey Suckle	---
	Wine	Sherry	Sherry	---
	Fruit	Apple	Apple	---
	Sulphur	---	---	---
	Peat	Leather	---	---
	Earth	---	---	---
Palette
	Flavor	Salty	Salty	---
	Proof	Low	---	---
	Body	3	3	---
	Texture	Creamy, Round	Sharp	---
	Balance	---	---	---
	Finish	3	Short	---
	Complexity	3	2	---
Final Assessment
	Grain	---	---	---
	Barrel	---	---	---
	Age Range	---	---	---
	Country of Origin	---	---	---
	The Whisk(y) is?	---	---	---

Sunday, December 1, 2019

Day 7

Auchroisk
12 Year Old - Batch 4
Single Malt Scotch Whisky
47.9%
Scotland

Tasting Notes:

		Brian	Rick	---
Appearance
	Color	Pale	Pale	---
	Clarity	Clear	Clear	---
	Sediments	No	Light	---
	Viscosity	2	3	---
Nose
	Intensity	2	Delicate	---
	Age	Youthful	Youthful	---
	Barrel	Used Oak	Used Oak	---
	Grain	Malt	Rye	---
	Smoke	None	None	---
	Spice	---	Clove	---
	Sweet	---	Maple, Corn Syrup	---
	Floral	---	---	---
	Wine	---	Sherry	---
	Fruit	Peach	Apricot	---
	Sulphur	---	---	---
	Peat	---	---	---
	Earth	---	---	---
Palette
	Flavor	Bitter	Bitter	---
	Proof	3	4	---
	Body	Light	4	---
	Texture	---	Heavy, Rich	---
	Balance	---	Black Licorice	---
	Finish	3/4	4	---
	Complexity	3	4	---
Final Assessment
	Grain	Malt	---	---
	Barrel	Used	---	---
	Age Range	6-10	---	---
	Country of Origin	Scotland	---	---
	The Whisk(y) is?	---	---	---

Day 6

Ardmore
10 Year Old - Batch 5
Single Malt Scotch Whisky
48%
Scotland

Tasting Notes:

		Brian	Rick	---
Appearance
	Color	Straw	Pale	---
	Clarity	Clear	Haze	---
	Sediments	No	No	---
	Viscosity	Light	Light	---
Nose
	Intensity	4	Poweful	---
	Age	Moderate	Moderate	---
	Barrel	Used Oak	Used Oak	---
	Grain	Malt	Corn	---
	Smoke	2	4	---
	Spice	Leather	Leather	---
	Sweet	Corn Syrup	Vanulla	---
	Floral	---	Pear	---
	Wine	Sherry	Port	---
	Fruit	---	Pear	---
	Sulphur	Matchbox	---	---
	Peat	Band Aids	Iodine	---
	Earth	Brine	Moss	---
Palette
	Flavor	Salty	Salty	---
	Proof	3	High	---
	Body	Light	4	---
	Texture	Light	Light/Delicate	---
	Balance	---	Peat	---
	Finish	2	3	---
	Complexity	2	3	---
Final Assessment
	Grain	Malt	Wheat	---
	Barrel	Used	Used	---
	Age Range	6-10	6-10	---
	Country of Origin	Scotland	Scotland	---
	The Whisk(y) is?	---	---	---

Day 5

Aberlour
6 Year Old - Batch 8
Single Malt Scotch Whisky
49.9%
Scotland

Tasting Notes:

		Brian	Rick	---
Appearance
	Color	Pale	Clear	---
	Clarity	Clear	Clear	---
	Sediments	No	No	---
	Viscosity	2	2	---
Nose
	Intensity	Delicate	Delicate	---
	Age	Youthful	Youthful	---
	Barrel	New Oak	New Oak	---
	Grain	Malt	Rye	---
	Smoke	None	---	---
	Spice	Clove	Clove	---
	Sweet	Raisin	---	---
	Floral	Honey	Honey Suckle	---
	Wine	Sherry	Port	---
	Fruit	---	Apple	---
	Sulphur	---	---	---
	Peat	---	---	---
	Earth	Nutty	---	---
Palette
	Flavor	Bitter	Sweet	---
	Proof	2	Low	---
	Body	Light	2	---
	Texture	---	Sharp	---
	Balance	---	---	---
	Finish	3	3	---
	Complexity	2	Low	---
Final Assessment
	Grain	Malt	---	---
	Barrel	New	---	---
	Age Range	6-10	6-10	---
	Country of Origin	Scotland	Scotland	---
	The Whisk(y) is?	Okay	---	---

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