Nostalgia is a funny thing. Nearly ten years ago, I was living in Montevideo, Uruguay for a year of volunteer work between undergrad and seminary. My supervisor at the social project had the foreign volunteers over on Christmas Day; being a good uruguayo, he got the grill up and going for an asado extravaganza, and pulled out the Buchanan's. His father in law kept asking me if I wanted "más hielo" in my whisky...let's just say he that wasn't only adding ice, and I had a REALLY good Christmas. In South America, this IS scotch. It's the biggest seller. Truthfully, it's not hard to see why - it's balanced, sweet, fruity, easy to drink, and has just enough of a whisp of smoke and salinity to stay interesting. Is it a great whisky? No. It is, however, a pleasant warm weather blend on the rocks...which makes it a great Southern Hemisphere Christmas dram. Feliz Navidad!