Johnnie Walker Green Label 15 Year

Excellent. To me, indistinguishable from Highland Park 18 ($150 single malt), which I've tasted twice. Bright, bold, complex, delicate & balanced. Nose: green apple, a hint of peat, dried apricot. Taste: honey, baking spices, toffee. Creamy mouthfeel, restrained peat smoke tying everything together.

On the nose, you get the peat first then it settles into honey, graham crackers, a salt air note and floral sweetness. On the palate its honey nut cheerios and maltiness, reminiscent of Speyburn and Lismore but “cleaner”, and of course a mild briny peat. Definitely the best JW I’ve tasted and just a damn good whisky on its own.