Light golden in color, medium sparse legs. Light peat, brine, grilled white fish, apricot, ash with a light honey and oak note in the background. Bright and dancing malt, fruit and peat all three with medium viscosity. There is more honey, allspice, and apricot than the nose would suggest. Then a tug of war between peat, smoke and earthy notes on a medium finish. The nose takes on a leathery and metallic set of aromas as time goes on. More brine comes across the plate and more powerfully sweet honey, pineapple and orange rind. Overall the complexity of this dram is quite enjoyable. Less ash than Lagavulin and no bandaids to make me think Laphroaig. More peat than Highland Park and no pronounced sherry as I would expect with Talisker. The punch of heat and prickle on the tongue remind me 100-110 proof. Maybe Springbank is my new favorite Scottish distillery... that said I might just be a sucker for the higher proof that I’m so accustomed to thanks to bourbon. I have no choice but to dip into cask strength HP, Glenfarclas 105 or the likes of Talisker 57N. Thanks to @ContemplativeFox fox for giving me an opportunity to explore several of these samples! I might need to rid myself of bourbon to make more room for scotch when this is all over 😬