(1) Name: Black Velvet - https://www.blackvelvetwhisky.com/
Price & ABV: Purchased a 1.75 liter in DC for $13.99 pre tax -- 40% ABV 80 Proof Nose: Remarkably smooth with hints of caramel, vanilla, coconut, and rye spiciness Taste: Same as above Finish: Short and smooth
(2) Name: Laphroaig 10 - https://www.laphroaig.com/en/10-year-old-sherry-oak-finish
Price & ABV: ~$60 -- 43% ABV 86 Proof) Nose: Huge smoke, seaweedy, "medicinal", with a hint of sweetness Taste: Surprising sweetness with hints of salt and layers of peatiness (bold, smoky taste, followed by a hint of seaweed and a surprising sweetness) Finish: Long/Lingering
(3) Name: Penedelton Midnight
Price & ABV: ~$30 -- 45% ABV 90 Proof Nose: Musky notes of leather with warm cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, and a trace of ginger. Taste: Full, well-balanced oak is paired with hints of coffee cake, nuts, caramelized bananas and candied figs. Finish: A full-bodied and satiating finish with a lingering smolder of spices, pecans and walnuts.
(4) Name: Jameson - https://www.jamesonwhiskey.com/en-US/ourwhiskeys/jameson-irish-whiskey
Price: ~$22 -- 40% ABV 80 Proof Nose: Vanilla and spice Taste: The perfect balance of spicy, nutty and vanilla notes with hints of sweet sherry and exceptional smoothness. Finish: Short, but smooth - minimal burn
(5) Name: Glenglassaugh Revival - https://www.glenglassaugh.com/en-us/
Price & ABV: ~$60 -- 46% ABV 92 Proof Nose: Sweet caramel and toffee with notes of nutty sherry, milk chocolate and honey. Ripe plums, red berries and oranges. Caramelised sugar and earthy, charred oak. Taste: Sweet, rounded and creamy. Oranges, plums, cherry and walnuts, chocolate, honey-mead, sherry and soft, spiced oak. Finish: Medium with warming mulled-wine spices, sherry and caramel.
(6) Name: Dingle Distillery - ANY https://dingledistillery.ie/ (great opportunity to try a small distillery’s vodka, gin, and whiskey)
Specifically the new Single Malt
Price: ~$60 -- 43.6% ABV 87 Proof Nose: Lime Zest, Chopped Mint, Sweet Pear Taste: Caramelized Apple, Raisins, Vanilla Finish: Honey Sweetness, Mixed Spice lingers on the tongue
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