Drum Whisky Red Label

Drum Whisky Red Label

Official bottling 
Single malt - Bali
Bright gold
43% ABV
Dram

Nose: New plastic, rubber bands, matches, white spirit, caramel, hints of butterscotch. 
Mouthfeel: Medium body, thickens, hot, turns syrupy. 
Tasting:  Sour salty. Matches, vanilla, rubber bands, coffee, white spirit, butterscotch, hints of ginger. 
Finish: Short. Vanilla, honey, coffee, white spirit. 

Comments: 

Plasticky and quite sulphurous. There’s something underneath all that - bittersweet coffee and a little ginger - but it’s rather one note.

Verdict:

I like this.

Drum Whisky Black Label

Drum Whisky Black Label

Official bottling 
Single malt - Bali
Yellow gold
43% ABV
Dram

Nose: Caramel, toffee, new plastic, orange juice, matches, hints of butterscotch. 
Mouthfeel: Medium body, cool, loosens, slightly tingly. 
Tasting:  Sour sweet. Matches, caramel, burnt sugar, butterscotch, kombucha, hints of vanilla. 
Finish: Short. Sourdough bread, matches, butterscotch, toffee, burnt sugar. 

Comments: 

I did not know that Indonesia made whisky. This one is fairly straightforward, and it’s also one without any tartrazine in it. Some tart notes, wreathed through with sulphur and toffee.

Verdict:

I like this.