Balcones Baby Blue Corn Whisky

Balcones Baby Blue Corn Whisky

Official bottling 
Single corn - Texas
Green gold
46% ABV
Dram

Nose: Cardboard, cream, bananas, tobacco leaf, leather, hints of old books.
Mouthfeel: Medium body, loosens, turns watery.
Tasting: Bitter sweet. Tobacco leaf, cream, bananas, leather, pears, hints of chocolate .
Finish: Short. Pears, lemon sweets, leather.

Comments:

My first corn whisky, and I don't really know what to make of it. It starts out leathery and musty, like being in an old library. Underneath that layer, there's a great deal of fruit and sweetness, a bit like a bourbon. Quite good.

Verdict:

I like this.

Tamdhu 10 yo

Tamdhu 10 yo

Official bottling 
Single malt - Speyside
Dark gold
40% ABV
Dram

Nose: Honey, dates, red grapes, dark chocolate, blackberries.
Mouthfeel: Medium body, smooth, lightens.
Tasting: Sweet. Honey, dates, red grapes, dark chocolate, blackberries, red wine, hints of peaches.
Finish: Medium. Dark chocolate, red grapes, peaches .

Comments:

A very decent, pretty complex, meaty and satisfying Speyside dram. Great value for money. This is excellent whisky, perhaps even incredible whisky.

Verdict:

I like this a lot.

Aberfeldy 21 yo

Aberfeldy 21 yo

Official bottling 
Single malt - Central Highlands
Golden
40% ABV
Dram

Nose: Oranges, honey, chocolate, white grapes, hints of peanuts.
Mouthfeel: Light body, loose, watery.
Tasting: Sweet sour . Oranges, chocolate, honey, peanuts, hints of lemon zest, hints of grapefruit.
Finish: Short. Bitter, grapefruit, orange rind, honey.

Comments:

Light and uncomplicated. Sweet, orangey notes with a interesting bitter finish. A little disappointing perhaps, I'd expected some more complexity from its time in the cask.

Verdict:

Not bad.

SMWS G4.6 (Cameronbridge 18 yo 1988/2006)

SMWS G4.6 (Cameronbridge 18 yo 1988/2006)

2014, SMWS
Single grain - Lowlands
Golden
55.4% ABV
Dram

Nose: Apples, lemons, cola nuts, golden syrup, hints of cloves, hints of cinnamon.
Mouthfeel: Medium body, thickens, spicy, tingly.
Tasting:  Sweet. Cola nuts, apples, lemons, toast, scotch bonnets, cloves, cinnamon.
Finish: Long. Scotch bonnets, cola nuts, cinnamon.

Comments:

For some odd reason, this whisky appears to have spent 8 years in the bottle before being released by the Scotch Malt Whisky Society. It's as fruity as a fruity fruitcake, and has lovely cola nut notes, very unusual in my experience. Delicious grain whisky.

Verdict:

I like this.