Bunnahabhain 12 Year

A nice color for this one; the first whiff reveals smoke and malt predominately, followed by softer notes of vanilla, sweet cereal, and orange zest; this one is on the lighter side in both flavor and body, and the palate adds a pinch of rock salt and quite a great deal more vanilla to what the nose has already given; eventually English toffee comes to play a more forward role, whereas the peatiness shows up for a cameo in the rounded finish; a light dram, albeit with complexity of flavor.