My dad always kept a bottle of this at home when I grew up and it naturally became the first whisky I tried in my late teens/early twenties. Hence I for long associated it with the taste of wkisky (not at that time realizing that whiskies indeed can taste quite differently...). I then did not try it for 10+ years but here we go. Nose: Malty and not as fruity as I expected (Speyside, Glen-something). A touch of yeast (?) Slightly bitter. Hay and just a touch of marzipan. Not that there are no fruits there at all, some sre surely present (maily apples - red and green, but not very profound). Palate: Very malty, which I on the one hand like and on the other experience as quite one-dimensional. A bit bitter, to the extent that is negative. Slightly reminiscent of beer (?!). But there is a honey sweetness too, partially balancing the bitterness. Overall a tad thin and I can pick up some minor taste of alcohol. Finish: Longer than expected. Again malty. Some roasted nuts. Dark chocholate-covered marzipan. Overall: Not as undistinguished as its reputation makes it out to be and its surely better than all but a few cheaper/mid-range blends and is not a ”bad buy” in it’s price range. Yet, there are better malts out there and it struggles to hold its own if paired up with some more expensive or carefully selected cheaper malts (e.g. Old Pulteney 12). Overall I score it 2.75, potentially being a bit conservative. Let’s say that it’s a whisky in the upper tier of of ”ok” whiskies.