Ocean salt first arrives on the nose. Honey-lemon tea and leather shortly follows with a hint of smoke and iodine. Reminds me of a damp day at the beach house. Lightly-bodied that is sweet and smokey, but not as strong as the peaty three (Laphroaig, Ardbeg, Lagavulin). The lemon tea and honey theme carries over onto the palate, faintly. All that fades to a small amount of smoke, spice and drying oak tannins. The palate is left with a lightly ashy, like just having smoked a mild cigar with a touch of vanilla sweetnes. Less peaty/smokey, sweet Islay malt that is that is reasonably priced and a good segue to the more peaty scotches. Could possibly be improved if bottled at 43% or higher. One for the collection. [Dry Glass: Musty, cedar barn][$45][90/100] [Opened 7/13/2014]. [Revisted: 3/28/15, 10/4/15, 11/29/15].