When I first opened the sample and poured it, it was straight alcohol and sour red berries, but after a healthy dose of water to calm it down and some time, the flavors began to emerge. The nose starts with a mix moderate peat, sun soaked hay, floral and slightly soured red berries then a campfire next to the ocean that fades to the background of diced and sugared strawberries on Angel food cake, cherries jubilee and canned peaches that transitions to seaside rocks with ocean waves crashing over them, leather and mild oak with high ethanol burn. The taste is a medium mouthfeel starting with a tangy barbecue sauce fruit flavor then a mix moderate peat, burning hay, dried wild flowers and slightly soured red berries before a moderate smoke from a campfire next to the ocean that fades to the background of strawberry pie, maraschino cherries and caramelized peaches on vanilla gelato before transitioning to a cavernous minerality, leather and mild oak with high ethanol burn. The finish is medium length with a strawberry balsamic reduction, vanilla pound cake, lemon pith, burnt hay, black pepper and moderate oak spice. This is a fun one that manages to bring in flavors of red berries, orchard fruit, tangy barbecue sauce, farmy funk, sea spray, smoke and minerality that all work well together with a great balance, but it shows it’s youth with a slight astringency. I think this could have used a few more years of aging to really polish off any of those flaws, but it’s still a very delicious whisky. At $170+ near me, I don’t think there is any value to be found here as there are plenty of other options to be found for far less. A huge thank you to @ctbeck11 for the generous sample.