My first single malt was The Glenlivet 12 and it just opened a another world of scotch to me. Glenlivet has a special place in my scotch heart. I have been somewhat pleasantly surprised by the Nadurra line. Of course, I enjoy a peated whisky and was curious to try this and was able to do so thanks to the sample provide by Paul in the SDT. The nose definitely reveals the peated roots of the whisky with a mild and sweet smoke. Granny Smith apples, honey and vanilla notes, almost the standard Glenlivet base, is mixed in with the smokiness. That first sip brings a high prickly heat due to the 61.5% ABV. Once you work your way past the blast, the peat/smoke comes to the surface, which is not intense nor weak but finds a nice middle of the road. A creamy brown sugar sweetness is nicely blended complimenting the smokiness. As it starts to fade, a cinnamon and ginger spice is revealed and becomes increasingly intense right into the finish. What remains only lasts for a short amount of time. The palate is left with toasted coconut and oak with a touch of bitterness with some hints of ginger and cinnamon. Adding a healty dose of water is definitely necessary to diminish the dragon breath from the ABV. The water intensifies the brown sugar and ginger-cinnamon combination along with the woody characteristics. This is a nice, sweet, spicy scotch that uses peat smoke as cameo player. It's there but, but plays a supporting role in whole experience. Use water liberally and it only improves. The $90 pricetag of this whisky makes it cost prohibitive, where one can enjoy the tried and true standards or Ardbeg, Laphroaig or Lagavulin for almost half the cost. [86/100][Tasted: 9/23/17]