Nose: Liquid caramel sweetness, fresh-cut apple. Nose after swirl: The apple juice stayed but comes with a slight brine, honeycomb, pear. Palette: Simple, but not bland at all. Sweet (but not too sweet), very little wood & smoke, the apple juice stays from the nose. Finish: Just more of the pallete, very slightly more wood/smoke. Overall a great entry-level or daily sipper Scotch.