By now, you know that i have bought some single malts from the independent bottler "High Spirits", from a very limited and unusual collection called "Masters of Magic". Well, on this third review, i got to tell you about Thurston the Great Magician. Howard Thurston was one of the mlst famous magicians from the early 1900s. His magic show was so big, he needed 8 train wagons to carry everything from venue to venue. Of course he exploited the infamous popular belief, that magicians from that era, had a pact with the devil. That is why, one of his shows was dedicated to answer the question: "Do the Spirits come back?" This bottle is actually a 12yo Linkwood, bottled at 46%abv. On the nose, it is way too interesting. It starts with vinegar and red chilli. Pepper and humid notes. Grapefruit and something i can only describe as the aroma of mud. After a couple of sips, the aroma became very cowboy-ish. Lots of hay notes; this is the scarecrow of whiskies. Vanilla and again this earthiness that feels like mud. Wild aroma. On the palate this was completely unexpected after the aroma it had. Red fruits; Acid notes. On the second sip, i got red fruits again but in a much more "syrupy" way. Apricots. It tastes exactly as a creamy italian Gelatto. Aftertaste was the perfect mixture between the nose and palate. Spicy Marmalade, tobacco and recently cut grass. It feels very cowboy-ish again. Overall, i honestly believe that the crazy notes here made me feel this was a much more interesting dram than the ones i had before from the same collection. It is bold, crazy and strange, everything in a very good way. The muddy notes on the aroma took me to my childhood when i visited some animal farms as a kid. A superb experience, this whisky deserves at least a 92 over 100.