Hellyer's Road Slightly Peated

$90 from Wine Emporium. 46.2%.

Tastings from 06/11/12 - SMAC Session #7

Asterisk denotes preference of neat or with water.

NEAT

Brad
Nose: Smokey, Iodine, Apricot, Pepper
1st: Sweet, Citrus
2nd: Strong Black Tea, Bark
3rd: Long Smokey Finish, Hickory, Ash, Dirty
Jono
Nose: Slight Smokiness, Spicy, Hint of Vanilla but not Sweet
1st: Smooth, Sweet, Vanilla
2nd: Quickly becomes complex. Dry, Bitter Tea
Finish: Long Smokey Finish, Smoked Wood, Ash
Overall: Tastes like the bush! Hints of sweetness and vanilla then hits you with dry, smokey wood taste.
Gavin *
Nose: Eucalyptus, Pepper, Salt, Spice, Apricot, Slightly Smoked Sweet Meat, Hickory
1st: Sweet Citrus
2nd: Bark (Astringent), Over Brewed Tea, Bitter
3rd: Dirty, Ashy, Burnt Wood, Really Soapy
Overall: Tastes like the Australian outback. Really challenging. The most interesting whisky I have ever drunk!
Peter
Nose: Sweet Citrus, Smoke
Palate: Dry, Bitter
Rick
Nose: Perfume, Vanilla Essence
Palate: Salty Biscuits, Smokey
Overall: Makes me feel warm on the inside. Tastes like Australia

WITH A SPLASH OF WATER

Brad *
Nose: Vanilla, Smokey, Permanent Marker, Acetone, Sweet Orange
1st: Cherry
2nd: Black Tea
3rd: Ash
Overall: Smoother and less intense but still dry and bitter. Less astringent.
Jono
Nose: Vanilla, Softer Smokiness, Peat
1st: Not as Sweet, Smooth
2nd: Dry, Pepper, Dry Tea but not as strong
3rd: Less Ash Finish, still Smokey, Pepper
Gavin
Nose: Vanilla, Sweet Orange, Cherry
1st: Bitter (Tea)
2nd: Bitter (Grapefruit)
3rd: Ashy, Smokey, Pepper which lingers, no Soap, Spice
Michael
Nose: Hair dye
Palate: Smokey, Ash