N: Toffee, vanilla-banana pudding, some tropical fruit, hint of smoke. Mango, caramel, baking spice. Stewed stone fruit, cinnamon candy. Sweet pipe smoke that's like a lovely swirl of caramel and tobacco. P: Caramel, slightly sour tropical fruit, rich and sweet stone fruit, fresh red berries and cherry, vanilla, swirl of that tobacco smoke from the nose. Hot mid-palate with cinnamon and baking spice sitting on top of roasted pears. Finish ups the heat with cayenne at the edges of the tongue, but also soft, ripe pear, lychee, and a touch of bitter wood. Picked this up on a whim on Christmas Eve after having seen a favorable comment or two. I can't think of anything I would change about this whisky and have thoroughly enjoyed it through the holidays. It's just a lovely pour each time. Seriously thinking about grabbing another bottle to carry through the rest of the winter. _________ A few regular Distiller reviewers are chatting in real time on a new unofficial Distiller Community Discord server. Please join the conversation: https://discord.gg/fzhzwHHX. (Link is good for 7 days - please comment if it's expired when you try it.)