This is a mix of two casks # 2818 and 2822 that were distilled on 25 October 1995 and bottled on 21 April 2021 at 60.3%. On the first nose of this, it's extremely hot but after a healthy dose of water the ethanol calms down and starts to reveal some of the notes. The nose starts with a mix of gooseberries, mango chutney and charred whole wheat toast followed by lemon pith and moderate floral notes then prunes, earthy dark chocolate and grapefruit juice that transitions to ginger, cloves and ashy oak with high ethanol burn. The taste is a medium mouthfeel starting with an ashy and sour mix of gooseberries, salted mango and burnt whole wheat toast followed by violets, vanilla extract and grapefruit pith then dark chocolate cocoa powder dusted prunes and lemon zest that transitions to ginger powder, black pepper, cloves and overstepped black tea with high ethanol burn. The finish is medium length with lemon pith, gooseberries, cloves, ginger and burnt whole wheat toast. After being able to try a sample of Fettercairn OB 28-year-old which costs $600+ for a bottle, I had spotted this IB at TWE for $150 and thought I had a deal of a lifetime with a 25-year-old age statement and 60% ABV, how could I go wrong. Alas this is not the polished treat of the 28 and is a mix of sour and bitter fruits, moderate floral notes and over steeped black tea that didn't come together well even after 25 years.