Nose: Sweet green apples, pine, and a hint of pepper. Taste: A sweet malty complexity takes hold of the initial taste with vanilla, lavender, and a bit of light green apple immediately taking over. This transitions into a black pepper spice and a fade into light, sweet oak with a hint of juniper and spearmint. The ethanol doesn't appear to have been tamed very well. This spirit is very thin and very light. The finish is long, but a bit astringent and bitter. Notes: I prefer the heavier, bolder flavors in scotch, but that is not necessarily what I look for in a Speyside. I'm not in love with the lack of tamed ethanol, but the price, complexity, and integrity are high compared to some of the single malts coming out of this region. This is non chill-filtered and natural color at 46%. This is by far my favorite Speyside so far, and I would recommend this as a Scotch to convert a gin lover.