Whenever you pour from a bottle that’s labeled Peated from Islay, you think you know what to expect on the nose. However this is a little surprising in that you have to really dig to find... anything. It’s so subtle, with vanilla and caramel being the most dominate (if you can call it that) with some malt and barrel char way in the back. Truthfully when I close my eyes this reminds me more of an American whiskey than a scotch. Palate is definitely more regionally accurate then the nose, delivering pleasant malted cereal up front, followed by a decent punch of earthy peat, which then transitions (too soon) into some spicy pepper that dances around the tongue with that added proof. It then ends rather abruptly. The finish is dry and slightly bitter with some of the tannins showing through but not much flavor. Overall the palate is the best part of this dram which should always be the priority, but all that flavor just leaves way too quick. For the same money or 10 dollars more there are some oilier choices out there that will stick around a bit longer.