You can be prepared for what's to come as soon as you open the bottle, and your spouse from across the room says " I smell burning seaweed...is something on the stove?" I'm 80% aroma, so I love any malt that opens up to the nose in such fashion. Seaweed, brine, salted cod, a touch of honey, and iodine. All in one wave after another. This isn't your every day drink. But, much better when it's cold and wet outside...like it was in NJ this weekend with howling 50mph winds and pouring rain. A must-have----no enthusiast can be complete without having this basic foundational Islay whisky.