Circumstance 3yo Inaugural Grain Whisky

Circumstance 3yo Inaugural Grain Whisky

Official bottling 
Single grain - Bristol
Pale orange gold
42.7% ABV
Dram

Nose: Orange peel, sandalwood, molasses, cream, vanilla, nutmeg, hints of cinnamon. 
Mouthfeel: Light body, mouth coating, tingly, slightly warm. 
Tasting:  Sweet. Fresh baked bread, honey, raisins, orange peel, vanilla, brown paper, cinnamon, hints of leather. 
Finish: Short. Vanilla, honey, fresh baked bread, raisins. 

Comments: 

1:11:129:37 - not quite sure what these codes mean. Last number is number of months in cask perhaps. It’s cereally and rather sweet, young, fresh and intense. Quite a nice dram.

Verdict:

I like this a lot. 

Circumstance Single Grain 1:11:1:29:37

Circumstance Single Grain 1:11:1:29:37

Official bottling
Single grain - Bristol
Bright gold
42.7% ABV
Dram

Nose: Pomeloes, cherry blossom, white grapes, lemon zest, white pepper, cotton sheets, hints of gooseberries. 
Mouthfeel: Light body, thickens slightly, cool, slightly oily. 
Tasting:  Sour sweet. Cherry blossom, pomeloes, white grapes, sour cream, white pepper, marmalade, lemon curd, hints of new plastic. 
Finish: Short. Lemon curd, cherry blossom, white grapes, hints of sour cream. 

Comments: 

Light and flavourful, lots of lactic and fruity notes. Soft and delicate, lots of layers and complexity for a young whisky. Unexpectedly impressive.

Verdict:

I like this.

Circumstance Batch 2 3yo

Circumstance Batch 2 3yo

That Boutique-y Whisky Company, Master of Malt
Single grain - Bristol 
Amber
51.1% ABV
Dram

Nose: Milk chocolate, cream, rye bread, fresh cut grass, brown paper. With water, raisins, cream, oatcakes. 
Mouthfeel: Medium body, thickens, cool, tingly. 
Tasting:  Salty sweet. Brown paper, milk chocolate, raisins, brown sugar, butterscotch, cream, hints of olive brine. With water, milk chocolate, cream, oatcakes. 
Finish: Long. Brown paper, rye bread, milk chocolate, hints of olive brine. 

Comments: 

Savoury sweet grain whisky, lots of cereal in this. Less sweet than most grains, with some interesting savoury notes such as olive brine. An especially long, intense finish.

Verdict:

I like this.

Circumstantial Oat 1:21:1:1:50

Circumstantial Oat 1:21:1:1:50

Official bottling 
Single grain - Bristol
Golden, hints of silver
46.8% ABV
Dram

Nose: Leather, musk, butterscotch, dulce de leche, vanilla, malted grains. 
Mouthfeel: Light body, loosens, expands, mouth coating. 
Tasting:  Salty sweet. Raisins, damson jam, vanilla, dulce de leche, violets, straw, oat bran, hints of magic marker. 
Finish: Medium. Oat bran, leather, damson jam, butterscotch. 

Comments: 

Strange stuff - it’s apparently 4 years old, oats and wheat spirit, aged in virgin oak with spindles in the barrel. It’s intense, yet somehow thin, like drinking air. Still it’s got a good layering of flavour.

Verdict:

I like this.