Palate: Rich and full
windswept Scottish island of Islay for more than two centuries
” said Master Distiller Conor O’Driscoll
like roasted pecans lightly coated with demerara toffee
but it is still awesome for its sheer power at 66
Old Rip Van Winkle Age:15 Yr Palate: Rich and fullVital Stats: 90. 4 Proof, 12 years old Nose: Rather lean and oaky, like the inside of a sauna. There are notes of incense, clove, wood, and mint underlaid by a kind of steely minerality. With water, things get a little more floral: notes of pear cider, honey, beeswax, and red currant. Palate: After nosing this whiskey, I worried the palate would be too astringent, but fortunately my worries were unfounded. While quite oak inflected in the entry, the