The nose starts with a mix of dusty old leather bound books, moderately sour citrus and light powdered sugar followed by prunes and dark chocolate cocoa powder then fruits of grapefruit, red grapes and apricot that transitions to anise, cardamom, and polished old antique furniture with light ethanol burn. The taste is a thin mouthfeel starting with a mix of dusty old leather bound books, golden raisins and light powdered sugar followed by prunes and dark chocolate cocoa powder then fruits of lychee, apricots and sour apple that transitions to powdered ginger, cardamom, and ashy oak with light ethanol burn. The finish is short with golden raisins, cocoa powder, sour apple, lemon zest, cloves and ashy oak. Alas, this is yet another tale of older not always being better that manages to bring some enjoyable dusty old oak notes, but the nose is overwhelmed by those sour fruits with a chalky earthy flavor that carries over to the taste where those sour notes are intensified with a watery mouthfeel that thankfully finishes short to get rid of those sour and chalky notes. These appear to be selling for around $400 at Fine Drams which seems like a deal compared to the astronomical price of $1800 at TWE. This is an easy pass at either of those prices and I'm thankful I just had a sample of this to try as I'd much rather have many other Scotches priced under $100 than this one.