N: Very fruit forward with fresh peach and pear. Light peat is pervasive - seems lighter here than other Kilchoman bottles. Lemon cake covered with dark berries in syrup. Hints of dark chocolate, toffee, and light roast coffee in the background. Over time, the peat develops a little more of that earthy, vegetable character that seems to come through in all of the Kilchoman bottles I've tried (now five). I've said before that the Kilchoman peat character reminds of Lagavulin, but softer in a way that's still very easy to appreciate - that holds true for this bottle. P: Smoked vanilla with stewed peach, pear, and cherry. Lemon curd with hot cinnamon toast. Gets pretty spicy around the mid-palate - it's a bourbon-like hot cinnamon candy type of heat. Good dose of oaky bitterness too. Finish brings some bitter, overcooked fruit, darker notes of chocolate and/or coffee, and maybe some cola. The heat fades out pretty quick - not a terribly hot finish, despite the peak at the mid-palate. Lots of simmering, wafting, smoky peat notes - cooked vegetables, dried earth, scorched pine needles - hang long after anything else. Lovely dram. Plenty of complexity. Well priced. There are better Islay whiskies out there, but this does everything it should do for the price - more than most of its competitors. I have to say I think I prefer the Sanaig as the Kilchoman character seems to do a little better with the sherry casks than the bourbon, but not by much. Regardless, I'd gladly recommend either. Side note: Not sure if there are or once were vintages of this (based on the various listings on this website/app), but there's nothing on this bottle that suggests it's an annual release. Stamp on the bottom suggests it was bottled in August 2021. So I guess it's a 2021 if there are vintages.