This Johnnie Walker smells a lot like an old wine, similar though distinct from sherry, but with applewood smoke and some oakiness. There’s some hints of moss and honey. The approach comes forth with smoke, green apple, peat moss without earthy peatiness, some malt, and red berries. Coming further, it evolves into a malty sweetness as bourbon notes of vanilla, caramel, brown sugar, and oak spring forth. As Black Label finishes, it leaves behind an ashy smoke, fresh grain stalks, caramel, raisin, vanilla, clove, and oak. There is just a hint of iodine that only is noticable to me at the end of the medium length finish this has. The mouthfeel is silky but tannic. During the finish it has a hint of the ashy phenolic feeling on the tounge that peated whiskey tends to have. Overall, I think it’s nice, but lacking in direction and so close in price to some of the more affordable single malts but more expensive than blends I like just as much like Naked Malt.