Distilled from 100% malted barley including crystal, chocolate and roasted barley and aged in small, charred American oak casks, this whiskey is smooth, complex and intriguing. The chocolate malted barley, usually an ingredient of stout beer, give this whiskey a slightly dark look and creamy chocolaty tone. We felt it in toffee, crème brûlée, bread on the nose, and milk chocolate on the finish. Then there are delightful vegetable notes like green onion and parsley, rucola and parsnip, along with fruitiness in a dried form. Complex whiskey, and very enjoyable.