This is one of those 40% insults again. A very weak nose. What gets through is okay but nothing more. It has a light fruitiness and some shy florals as well as a bid of oak. The palate is watery, light, sweet and a bid dry. After a while it gets smoother where before it was a bid unsettled and all over the place. The only thing that would let you guess it 18y age are some sherry-like notes that are at least slightly interesting. The finish is good though - the best part of it. Nice oak wood even thought still slightly weak. Then it develops a more bitter and even slightly salty finish which makes it a nice / okay whisky in the end. So, a little disappointing at first but it improves later on. I’m pretty sure 46% ABV and up would make this an genuinely nice whisky. But like this I won’t drink it again. Potential wasted in my opinion. Probably for a different target audience.