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 #95, #96, #98 and #101
- apple
- approachable
- apricot
- barrel char
- brown sugar
- brown sugar nose
- burnt caramel
- butterscotch
- buttery
- buttery mouthfeel
- caramel
- caramel nose
- cask strength
- cedar
- charred oak
- cinnamon
- clover honey
- coating mouthfeel
- complex
- cooling
- cream soda
- creamy mouthfeel
- dark fruit
- demerara sugar
- dried apricot
- dries out
- dries quickly
- dry
- dry finish
- drying finish
- earthy
- easy drinking
- exclusive
- fennel
- floral
- fresh oak
- fruit
- fruity
- fruity nose
- full body
- full mouthfeel
- graham cracker
- green apple
- herbal
- herbal finish
- hint of peat
- honey
- honey nose
- leather
- lemon
- light body
- light peat
- lingering brown sugar
- lingering oak
- malty
- malty nose
- medium body
- mellow
- mild
- mild finish
- mild nose
- mild oak nose
- molasses
- nutty
- oak
- oak nose
- oaky
- peach
- pear
- peat
- peat finish
- pleasant
- quick finish
- rich
- sharp cinnamon
- slight peat
- slightly spicy finish
- smoke
- smoky
- smooth
- smooth body
- smooth mouthfeel
- soft finish
- spicy
- spicy cinnamon
- spicy finish
- sweet
- sweet finish
- sweet nose
- sweet oak
- tangy
- tannic
- tart
- toasted oak
- toffee
- vanilla
- vanilla nose
- white pepper
- woody spice
- woody spiciness