N: Apple, peach, rich tobacco, menthol, baked pears in a crusty pie, hard swirl releases a cascade of fresh fruit notes - too many to differentiate even, pear candy, wet forest, mild tree bark, noticeable ethanol. P: Rich and rounded, caramel, cinnamon apple pie, pear custard, dried and maybe lightly smoked leaves (is this a little smoked?), vanilla candy, dried red fruit, earthy mineral notes, dark cocoa, freeze dried coffee. F: Fruity early, turns earthy and mineral, then hints of oak with bigger mint and dried herb notes, touch of ethanol burn, touch of oaky heat. Super good, but also a bit tame. It's more or less a straightforward Highland single malt, but with a few complications and a fair showing of age. I think, more to the point, I would say I've enjoyed this bottle, and would likely buy it again, but it doesn't engage me in a way that captures my wandering taste buds, even for a moment. Some whiskies do that - you want more right away. This isn't quite that good. But that's likely as much about my palate as it is about the scotch. If you haven't tried this, absolutely worth grabbing a bottle. _______________________ Please come join an unofficial Distiller community on Discord (now one whole year old!): https://discord.gg/4nfePCdyKM. 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 - it shouldn't be - please post a comment and I will gladly and usually quickly provide a new one.)