Nose- buttered pancakes, sea salt, orange zest, light smoke, brown sugar, canned peaches, juicy cherries
Palate- Orange marmalade, peat smoke, sea salt, soft vanilla, honey, espresso
Finish- Long, delicious finish with flavors of fruits, espresso, peat smoke and a light spice
Delicious. Everything you could ask for in a whisky. Just delicious, need I say more? Perfectly balanced. Just the right amount of peat and spice. Perfect proof for this dram. The price though, is the downfall. I don’t know how much better the 25 is than Highland Park 18, with a 400 price difference. If anything, this is an ode to the 18. Nonetheless, one of the best whiskies I’ve tried.