It’s always a pleasant surprise to discover a tasting note from what feels like a lifetime ago. 2015, in my early days of whiskey appreciation, I evidently gave this one a go. While that note left a bit to be desired in terms of details, I landed at the same rating. The nose: brioche/buttery pastry, honey, dried apple, almond, sultanas, and the faintest whiff of pipe tobacco smoke at the very end. The palate is as the nose suggests, a nicely balanced blend of all manner of delicious things all the way to the dry finish…and, just when you think it’s done, a last little note of prune and smoke drifts by.