Whiskey Review: Hillrock Estate Distillery Single Malt

lightly spicy, with smoke, leather, and more of that white pepper. Finish: long, smooth, and warm, with oak and, you guessed it, more white pepper. I don’t know if my impression of this whiskey is mostly due to my inexperience with peat-smoked whiskeys—I’ve long been an avowed bourbon devotee and had never tasted an American single malt before this one—but I couldn’t get away from that pervasive pepper aroma. Worsening matters, white pepper has always had a strong barnyard funk to me, to the point where it takes me back to my formative years as an equestrian. This whiskey is smooth and decent on the palate, with a pleasant finish, but aroma-wise I’m turned off by it. With the possible grain of salt me being a non-single malt drinker requires, I give it a score of 79 out of 100. [graphiq id=”esPxdLn6OWN” title=”Hillrock Estate Distillery Single Malt Whiskey Overview ” width=”700″ height=”500″ url=”https://w.graphiq.com/w/esPxdLn6OWN” link=”https://whiskey.underthelabel.com/l/1829/Hillrock-Estate-Distillery-Single-Malt-Whiskey” link_text=”Hillrock Estate Distillery Single Malt Whiskey Overview | UnderTheLabel”]