Nose is forward orange peel and dried apricots with vanilla. Spice note buried deep in the background like ginger nut biscuits maybe peat as well but way down in the noise floor if there at all. Taste is initially sweet and full. Almost buttery...with citrus notes and a hint of peat. Not a super long finish and the sweet rush quickly moves to a tart and spicy finish but very much controlled. No real sharp edges here. This is a largely a subdued and refined dram. I like it but its not outstanding in any particular way - minus the mouth feel. For the price its solid but I would find it hard to recommend. Having said that it is probably not a bad place to start if you are new to single malts - it won't spook the horses. Thanks to Cascode for the sample.