Johnnie Walker Green Label

color: apple juice
smell: pine peat peppermint
body: warm and wet (yes)
taste: peaty spice with a little flower
finish: malty and light smoke

Engineer: This is a blended whisky aged 15 years made of Talisker, Linkwood, Craggonmore and Coal Ila. The various single malts each contribute to a mixture that shouts out ..."hey! you love me!" The light smoke aftertaste with a gentle burning on the tongue is terrific. It's just the thing.
Poet: The balance between sharp smoke and smooth is fantastic. This whisky is the spa for girls that don't dig all that candle and nail panting. Without an ice cube, I'd be in trouble, but this whisky just blew the curve for all others.

Rebel Yell

color: light bronze
smell: honey, orange, cough syrup, nothing dangerous
body: may hurt in the morning
taste: smooth sweet, light rye spice. simple.
finish: Finishes clean. it leaves a dryness that can only be cured with another shot.
price: hello! 15 bucks
Engineer: The problem with "nice" whiskey's is that they are too pricey to drink excessively, and they are too sophisticated to hammered in a shot glass. The good thing is that Rebel Yell is not a nice whiskey. It's cheap at 15 bucks a bottle, just try to respect yourself in the morning.
Poet: Light enough as to be potentially deceiving, this drink is practically made for a drinking contest at the Mos Eisley Cantina. It's not terribly complicated, but some bourbons need to be around for all those contests, particularly if you want a bourbon that's a cut above.

Bowmore, Single Malt Scotch Whisky

color: burnt honey
smell: cold metal
taste: raw, inside of a match
finish: sulfur
price: Yes 28 dollar Islay.

Poet: Light and delicious. A glass of this is a night-full satisfaction: smooth enough to sip with an ice cube, complex enough for smoke and sulfur. This drink is will make you want to conserve the bottle and flirt embarrassingly with those around. This drink might make you wish you were drinking it from the bottle, in a meadow, on a romantic and kind of crazy picnic.

Caol Ila 12 Year Old

Color: Light ginger,
Nose: Subtle peat smoke, battery acid
Body: Life is easy
Palate: Slow starter, peat builds on the tongue. Primary flavors shine.
Finish: The pay off. Long, smooth and a different favor.

Engineer: If Festivus is the holiday for the rest of us, then 12 year old Coal Ila is an approachable Islay Scotch that is perfect just the way it is. It is easy to drink straight, but a cube allows salty sweeter flavors to come out. Not over powering. If you like heavy, look elsewhere.
Poet: If you're not sipping slowly, you might be in trouble. This is serious Scotch, so briny, it begs to be sipped in the bath tub. And while the engineer's opinion is generally infallible, I find the Caol Illa to be heavy enough to sink into the hollow of the throat and slowly burn away. Delicious, but heavy indeed.

Knob Creek, Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey, aged 9 years

color: like sweet iced tea
smell: peppery, sweet oak
body: slight, tree bark
taste: first sip, spicy! from there on, lively.
finish: strong pepper, refreshing
price: about 35 its super premium bourbon

Poet: Particularly good if had on a hot day without the benefit of air conditioning. A glass of this with an ice cube makes sitting on the balcony in the evening feel decadent. Too feisty for a shot (except on special occasions). Good for a card game or if had while gambling; very nice in a Manhattan.
Engineer: Its aged but not mellow. The spice is lively in this drink. The taste is stronger than other whiskey's- the rye spice comes in waves. I like it best in a Manhattan, where the favor is tempered but not lost.