Nose: Sweet, floral honey with vanilla, bitter orange peel, peaches, and a hint of grass. Taste with 5 ml of water: A complex floral honey sweetness hits immediately. The mid-palate transitions from sweet to bitter lemon peel and cinnamon spice. The whisky then finishes out on a warm white pepper spice with bitter vanilla, spearmint, a hint of clean smoke, and a bit of salt. Notes: The finish draws on for a very long time compared to other Scotches I have had, and the ethanol is well integrated. This reminds me of Deanston 12yr with a reduction in sweet complexity and an increase in wood presence as well as some sea salt. It is very well balanced, and the finish is amazingly long. This is a very elegant integrity malt, and I look forward to trying this in a Sauternes cask as it will likely be amazing given the base malt profile. This is natural color and non chill-filtered at 46%.