Sean Lyons

9.4

A very specialized whisky - a heavy peated sherry BOMB. Most distilleries don’t bother with this combo because it is thought the two treatments don’t play well together and kind of cancel each other out. I see their point - this wouldn’t be my pick for a great peated or great sherried whisky. However, when i get the craving for that odd combo, nothing else will do. It’s confusing, but delicious. The nose is a great indicator of what you’re getting - smoke first, followed by a wave of dark, stewed fruits. The palate is the same, but with a brown sugar sweetness on the finish. Fascinating dram. — 9 months ago

Gunja Gargeshwari

9.4

A real competitor to the yamazaki 12 and I consider the Yamazaki 12 the gold standard! a little sweeter on the profile but the flavor is incredible! A steal at current price point. — 6 years ago

with Amit

David Kline

9.3

Warm vanilla and sherry trifle notes bordering on sponge cake with candied orange peel and cloves, as well as caramel apple, baked pear, baklava and bahri dates in this nose-feast. Hot entry with heavy oak that bites like a thorny rose stem, burnt brittle, toasted black sesame, leather whips, black pepper, vanilla bean, cedar, spicy tobacco with a squirt of grape seed extract, lingers on an wooden point that suggests cypress, but my mind returns to lac and wood stain, if they were edibles. There is also an igneous quality to the whole. The wooden Arrow of rye whiskey: Hot hot hot! #Willet #whiskey #whisky #rye #ryewhiskey #rarewhisky #barrel — 8 years ago

with Courtney

Eleanor Gee

10

Delicious and best at price point — 9 years ago

D Scher

9.5

Not for the faint of heart. Peaty and heavily smoky, oak, citron, honey, and leather. Puts me in mind of Ardbeg, but at a gentler price point. — 11 years ago

Mike Anderson

Owner/Winemaker for MTGA Wines

10

The closest reference point I have is the Jameson 18yr a couple years back. This whiskey was just amazing. Smooth as silk. — 12 years ago

Austin Moberg

9.0

Hard to go wrong at this price point — 2 years ago

Ryan Vento

9.3

Really dig this stuff. Impeccable balance for the price point. — 6 years ago

Brian Lindke

9.2

Sherry, honey, cinnamon and ripe orange.
Heavy body for a 10 year old.
Long smooth finish with all spice and. Caramel.
Faint whiff of smoke.
Also,Great price point! — 8 years ago

Bryce Wiatrak

9.3

Nelson’s Green Brier Distillery offers a series of Belle Meade Bourbons finished in different used casks. The Cognac finish helps reign in the bourbon’s flavors and choreography, coming to a narrower, cleaner point as it leaves the palate. Its aroma was described to me as “eggnog,” a descriptor I find hard to shake. The spirit does find a beautiful combination of suave, warming flavors – cream, cinnamon, clove – as well as a gentle magnolia blossom florality. — 8 years ago

Karen Murray

9.0

Bourbon for bourbon drinkers. Sweet, subtle, smooth, hint of cherry, at a good price point. — 10 years ago

Anthony Pro

9.1

Rich. Complex. Hint of honey. Love it. Great scotch for the price point. — 12 years ago

Ryan Vento

9.0

Not as complex as I’d like but still good considering the price point. Charred oak, wintery spices, brown sugar. — 6 years ago

Ryan Vento

9.0

Deep notes of rich, golden honeycomb, espresso, and cocoa. This was one of the very first bourbons I ever purchased, and here we are several years (and multiple bottles) later and I’m still keeping their stuff in my liquor inventory because it’s just that delicious, especially for the price point. — 6 years ago

Mark Garcia

9.0

Much stronger than the 10. Surely a treat but still like the 10yr more at a lower price point — 8 years ago

James Forsyth

8.9

There's a lot to like about this whisky. There's also quite a lot not to like. The intense vanilla, caramel, mocha flavors are delicious and sustain beautifully. However, there isn't the elegance or smoothness of a great whisky. Better than most large production options at a similar price point and a worthy addition to the home bar.
Artwork: a work on paper by Thornton Dial who lived and worked in Bessemer, Alabama some 175 miles south of the Dickel distillery, near Nashville TN. — 8 years ago

LM Segal

9.6

Citrusy-candied nose. Velvety smooth, caramelized orange laced with vanilla. Still my favourite value-yuminess point in the range. — 11 years ago