The nose is lemon vanilla poundcake. There’s also a good bit of ethanol, which is surprising to me for 29 years in a barrel. There’s an underlying note of rubbing alcohol that detracts, although it does seem to dissipate as it sits out. There’s a berry note there. I don’t notice any oak, and the color of the whiskey suggests it didn’t pick up much, again despite 29 freaking years in a barrel. Are we sure the barrel was wood, and not stainless steel? The palate is nicer than I expected. The lemon vanilla poundcake comes through. Doesn’t taste as hot as it noses. The flavors actually really appeal to me, reminding me of my mother-in-law’s lemon vanilla poundcake. I can taste the crusty sugar, dense cake, along with what seems like limoncello drizzled over the top. A little bit of the rubbing alcohol note comes back on the finish, along with some lemon pith. Interesting how much this differs from the 28 year-old North British. Actually, between the two I prefer this one. Really a joy to try both of these old grain whiskies. Thank you @ContemplativeFox for the samples!