Medicinal peat and brine greet your nose as it descends into the glencairn. Burnt rubber and tar linger as you go to take a sip. The taste starts with an astringent peat, then some sweetness and seaweed come in. Finally, it ends with a medicinal tar that can be somewhat off putting. Generally I like this dram but I’m not sure it delivers on the smell and early tasting notes. I might prefer the 10 over this but it’s close, with the abv of 48% perhaps winning the match. The cask strength is still my favorite from the core range.