This is a powerful whisky with an aroma that hits you the moment you take off the cork off the bottle. That strong smell tempers a little bit in the glass. There's tons of smoke, as you would expect from the world's most heavily peated Scotch, but there's also a pleasant aroma on the nose. The palate retains the heavy peat smoke flavor, along with some subtle fruit notes that peaks through the smoke. The strength of this whisky is further seen in the finish, which is long, deep, and smoky. It has a high ABV, so a little bit of water goes a long way towards opening up those sweet, fruit flavors on the palate, but even watered down slightly, that smoke plows through.