Not sure why I had to get this but I'm a sucker for a bit of age and smoke. I'm just so forgiving on these. Nose - There's a weird battle ground being drawn here. The Marsala cask vs the smoke vs what I think is a fruity malt. There's not much depth here as the age even at 12 seems a bit young. A swirl brings out a nice malt and oak note. Some butter scotch, tannins, and vanilla. It's a nice profile for this price point. Taste - Medium mouth feel with a battle for vanilla, light butter scotch, wine casks, and then a wonderful rich lightly charred oak smoke. From there it lingers into some dark chocolate and toffee. There's even a bit of a coffee here as well. What really brings this together is how the smoke and coffee notes linger forever for such a young and to be fair somewhat thin and not overly cask driven dram. There's just been a wonderful balance found with this one despite what I suspect were less than ideal casks and a budget point on age and stock used set on this one. For about 60 bucks this is spectacular. It's easy to drink, approachable, and yet nails this. 2.5 stars - get it! I think it was 65 bucks, I'm not sure.