A note on the Notes
Here at Spirit Hound, whisky production is always in motion; each delicious barrel has a unique, fleeting existence. We've created a tasting note database for you, our customers, in the hope that you will put our barrel blog to good use.
Find your flavor
Feel free to pinpoint the characteristics you love in the barrels you've already purchased--click on that trait in the word cloud below--and you might just find those same qualities in a currently available bottle. Or simply check out the full list of tasting notes here.
Presently available in tasting room:
Barrels #59, #60, #66 and #67
- almond
- apple butter
- apricot
- brown sugar
- butterscotch
- buttery
- buttery mouthfeel
- candied caramel
- caramel
- caramel nose
- cask strength
- cedar
- charred oak
- cider
- cinnamon
- citrus zest
- coating mouthfeel
- cocoa
- complex
- cream soda
- creamy mouthfeel
- dark fruit
- delicate nose
- dried apricot
- dries out
- dries quickly
- dry
- dry finish
- drying finish
- Dusty
- earthy
- Earthy nose
- easy drinking
- exclusive
- fennel
- floral
- fresh cinnamon
- fresh oak
- fresh oak nose
- fresh peat nose
- fresh-cut oak
- fruity
- fruity nose
- full body
- full mouthfeel
- herbaceous
- herbal
- herbal nose
- hint of smoke
- hints of clove
- hints of honey nose
- hints of smoke
- honey
- honey nose
- honey overtones
- light finish
- light vanilla
- lingering brown sugar
- lingering oak
- malty
- malty nose
- medium body
- mellow
- mild
- mild finish
- mild nose
- mild oak nose
- mildly spicy finish
- molasses
- nutty
- oak
- oak nose
- orange
- peach
- peat
- quick finish
- raisin
- resinous
- slight honey
- slightly spicy finish
- smoke
- smooth
- smooth body
- smooth mouthfeel
- soft finish
- soft flavors
- spicy
- spicy finish
- sweet
- sweet finish
- sweet molasses
- sweet nose
- sweet taste
- tart
- toasted oak
- toffee
- vanilla
- vanilla nose
- white pepper
- woody spiciness