I wanted to try this for many months. Finally got a bottle and decided to open the New Year with something great. This whisky didn't disappoint. The nose is complex, with fruit notes and light smoke, ashes, salted meat (like beef jerky). When I nose the glass from the edge, I get mostly fruit flavors and spices, but I put my nose in the center of the glass, the smoke, ash, meat, vanilla comes through. The palate shows sherry flavors with slight smoke lingering from the back. Not much salt for me here and the finish is silky, lasting smoke, but not overwhelming. This is an exceptional drink, glad that I finally got mine!