This gets a lot of hype so lets put it to the test. Sample review. Nose - Rich smoke giving me a mix of smoked wood and some burned plastic. It actually lightly reminds me of being a kid and my room started to smell of smoke. My dad was out of town and my mom called the fire department worried about some electrical fire. The 6'7 fire fighter quickly found the problem, a lego that somehow was on top of my lamp that had melted. As I dig deeper the sweetness really comes out. Inspiring more of a laphroig happy place. A bit medicinal, a bit of doctors office and a heck of a lot of yummy smoked meats and good light fruits with caramel mint notes. Taste - A bit front loaded. It mixes oak, mint, and spice with the flavors really coming in strong on the front of the pallet and feeling short after. That said there's a nice finish here. I've mostly had this brand's CS LE's or IB bottling. This might be my first core bottle and it's far more Islay than what I'vd had before. i'm impressed with the flavor punch. I really like the wood smoke notes. I don't like the notes of plastic. The finish has room to improve. Good bit of peppered spice on the finish too, I think that's killing the finish for me. I feel this should be better but I'm not getting there. 2.25. It just should be better, there's something not coming together here. I'm leaving this open for me to come back and adjust. This is just a brand that seems like it should be good but always leaves me wanting.