Not to bad at all. Maybe its because I'm on my 8th whiskey tasting that the slightly harsh notes are dulled or maybe I'm just feeling in a very generous mood but either way I like it. It's missing the lovely mouth feel of the 10 but has a nice bite, sherry, peat, sweetness and black pepper and unfortunately a bit of a bitter finish. This is based on a 200ml bottle and would I buy a whole one. Nope. It's not worth the 25% premium on the 10, the Laga Distillers edition is preferable and the bitterness carries through a bit to much to the aftertaste. High threes round up to a 4.. would be interested to see how oxidation affects it.