Nose is deep and dark and makes me think of something like vanilla extract or liquid smoke. The taste is Kapow! Smoke and thick dark rich alcohol. The malt was smoked with Texas oak, mesquite, and apple wood. So yeah, BBQ will likely cross most texan’s mind when they taste this. Definitely has the sweetness of single malt but zero ferment funk. If you like smoke but not bandaids, rubber, and cosmoline then this may be a good Islay substitute. 50% ABV $50