Opened this alongside it's younger sibling 12 year old to do a little comparison. It's blended using several 18 year old malts, but comes in at the normal 80 proof. It's a darker copper in color and smells heavily of sweet, sherry-casked whisky. On the palate it's nicely sweet with a very nice oak and vanilla profile. There's almost no heat, which is excellent for a blended scotch IMO. The finish is medium length and extremely smooth. If this bottle came in at a more reasonable price for a blend I'd keep it stocked at the bar. Very non-offending to Highland style scotch drinkers. At close to $80 a bottle I can think of many single malts I'd rather spend that money on, but on its own merits it's actually pretty damn tasty. Closer to 3.75 stars than 3.5. Cheers.