Whiskey Tasting Notes

WhiskeyABVStyleNoseTasteAftertasteMouthfeelOther Notes
Michter's American
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41.7%American
Buffalo Trace
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45%Bourbongrape/cherry cough syrup (bourbon note), profiterole, Tootsie Roll, Tootsie Roll Pop, wood (when swirled), soft plushie (that's weird), faint medicalwood?cherry cough syrup, faint hint of spearmintThere was a period where I didn't like it, but I've come back around to it.
Elijah Craig Barrel Proof (Batch A120)
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68.3%Bourbonclassic bourbon, a bit dusty, slight marker and cough syrup, potpourri, electrical smoke?classic bourbon taste, rye note (mint/eucalyptus)chocolate truffle?strong alcohol kickExcellent for Old Fashioneds
Makers Mark 46
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47%Bourbongrape cough syrup (typical bourbon note), mint?, dry erase marker, hint of vanilla and caramel, grass, garden center (fertilizer)dusty (corn dust?), tepid water?very similar to smell, sausage?dry, decently strong burn
Wild Turkey 101
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50.5%Bourbon (High Rye)dry erase marker, spearmint, cool, purple cough syrup, barrel woodcinnamon?, similar dry erase/spearmint to noseRed Hots?, very similar to noseinitially average viscosity, slight burn from high ABV a few seconds later
Woodinville Bourbon
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45%Bourbondry erase marker, color green?, dustcandy, hint of grape cough syrup, musty?same as nose
Pike Creek (Rum finish)
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42%CanadianBrown sugar
Green Spot
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40%Irishgreen apple, caramel apple, swimming pool chlorine (banana)green applesalted caramela bit slimy, alcohol burn
Jameson
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40%Irishsharp, metallictepid water?
Jameson Caskmates Stout Edition
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Irish
Redbreast 12 Cask Strength
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58.2%IrishNutella, sea air, mustyCelestial Seasonings mint roomsilky (like silicone lube)does not work after Wild Turkey 101
Redbreast Lustau
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46%Irishwet dog, musty, hint of Nutella, memories of Christmas at Denver house, dry erase marker if too closeslight mint (though not as much as the 12 Cask Strength)like water but softer
Teeling Small Batch
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46%Irishslight chemical, weird musty note (reminds me of Gma Wolf's house)
Dog food, ink solvent, some kind of hard candy (caramel green apple?), reminds me of Cheyenne Mountain Elementary
applejuice
Glenfarclas 12
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43%Scotch (Highland)
Ardbeg 10
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46%Scotch (Islay)MEAT, meat smoke, leather?, hint of dirt?, unidentified deciduous forest smell, dry erase if too close, McDonalds fading into tea (McD only on one smell, tea lingers), watermelon Jolly Rancher, something sharp and red.
Medicinal, bright and sharp, beach
ash (campfire?) but not bad, hints of apple cider if heldinitially similar musty to the Redbreast Cask Strength, second breath comes back to meathot water, becomes gritty after swallowing
Ardbeg Uigeadail
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54.2%Scotch (Islay)wood smoke, darker, sawdustsimilar notes to Ardbeg 10stale water?high ABV and feels like it - scorches tongue
Glenfiddich 12
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40%Scotch (Speyside)applejuice
Monkey Shoulder
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43%Scotch (Speyside)