N: Huge orchard and stone fruit notes, peach, pear, red and green apple, touch of dried earth and pine, mint, dried herbs, herbal tea leaves. P: Sweet honey, vanilla, dash of caramel, floral notes, an herbal bitterness, white tea, pine and earth again, spice building in over time, the fruit notes come back with air drawn across it, subtle red wine sweetness. F: Oak bitterness, honey, cinnamon, dried herbs, dried flowers, bitter green tea, notable residual heat that feels very oaky, long lasting tannic pucker. Feels like a bit of an oddball as unpeated Scotch goes. This one throws some elbows. A lot of what I imagine gets smoothed out of other Scotches remains here, and it comes in multiple different forms of bitterness, a bit of a dirt taste, and a bunch of dried plant stuff. I don't hate it. I also don't see myself seeking it out again. I should add that, while I use the word bitter many times above, none of them are particularly intense and so it never felt overly bitter. I suppose that's for the best, but maybe leaning even more toward a West Coast IPA would be interesting too. ____________ Please come join an unofficial Distiller community on Discord: https://discord.gg/VSmCvzAQfH. We chat spirits (and other things) in real time while being a great resource to each other for recommendations, finding deals, and generally enjoying the journey together. (If the link is expired, please post a comment and I will provide a new one.)