buttered toast on the nose, some vanilla…. coppery mouthfeel. buttery going down, spice is almost nonexistent. smooth & unexceptional. i’ve mostly shared this bottle, but had 4 decent drams. only found this one to be boring & overrated. < age it out a little further & do a barrel proof, possibly upping the barley in the mash… or, do a cask finish at cask strength, then *maybe you’ll have smthng that interests me. >