by Geoff » Sat Mar 26, 2011 2:38 pm
Brand Type Makes Score/5 Taste test Nose
Spirits Unlimited Bourbon 5l 1.5 Not strong. Not good. Too fruity. fruity/flowery like Southern Comfort
Spirits Unlimited Southern Shine 5l 1 weak flavour, tastes bit like a grey water drain straight Weak smell
Spirits Unlimited Premium Bourbon 5l 2.5 Nicely balanced flavour, a little mollases not strong with cola but OK Potential for oaking with chips grain
Still Spirits Top Shelf Kentucky Bourbon 2.25l 2 straight it has some bourbon character but with cola taste weakens, weaker taste than SU bourbon Weak smell,
Still Spirits Top Shelf Kentucky Bourbon+4ml SS Mellow Oak 2.25l 2 Straight-woody and dry with .with cola loses flavour slight perfumey
Still Spirits Top Shelf Bourbon 2.25l 2.5 Drier than TS Kent. Bourbon. Some wood,Not very srong with cola,maybe less fruity and less flavour. vanilla,caramel
Still Spirits TS White Rum 2.5 Gary says edwards smells stronger. Mild. Weak rum
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Still Spirits Classic American Bourbon 2.25l 3.5 Smokey flavour and cuts through cola,ageing improves balance Smells great, strong and woody.
Still Spirits TS Cafelua 1.125l 3 Much like Kahlua, not as intense Coffee
Still Spirits Classic Tennessee Whiskey 2.25l 3 Brandy or fortified wine taste, not much wood or smoke. Brandy smell overwhelming, not much like JD to me
Edwards Single Malt Whiskey 3.5l 3 Straight-Woody and smooth, scotch drinkers seem to think it good, like average single malts
Edwards Melon Liqueur 1.4l 3 weaker than willards in smell, colour less clear weak
Edwards Single Malt Whiskey+2ml SS oak 3.5l 3 Straight-Woody and smooth,
Edwards Tennessee Style Bourbon 3.5l 2 With cola tastes sweet and muskey like a musk lollie,straight quite musky. 1 week old. Bit better after 3 weeks but still musky. strong musk
Edwards Super Smooth Kentucky Bourbon 2.5 Same as SU premium bourbon. More fruit than grain, by a very small amount. vanilla, caramel
Edwards Rum 3.5l 2.5 Standard old style rum, just enough flavour with cola Like old style rum
Edwards Irish Cream 1.4l 2.5 Not much flavour, tastes OK, greasy with UHT full cream mild chocolate
Samuel Willards Black Sambuca Nero 1125ml 4 Tastes great Strong aniseed smell.
Samuel Willards Irish Cream 1.125l 3.5 Chocolatey and sweet with tiny hint of coconut , not same as Baileys but nice with good afterburn. gets a bit much like cherry cough mixture after few months
Samuel Willards Melon Liqueur 1.125l 3.5 The girls like it. Smells strongly melon.
Essencia Triple Sec 1.125l 2.5 Only for punch use though since weak flavour. Smells weaker than Grand marnier bit like Cointreu.
Essencia Kentucky Bourbon 1.5 OK young, gets horribly chocolate. Caramel/vanilla flavour, More choc with age, and more chocolate, vanilla