I was a bit torn on this one. I wanted to like it. I really did. Afterall, it's 18 years old, and it's got a come-hither fancy label. Thanks to Paul, as part of our little distillery trading team, I got to try this one. Aroma starts off really nice. Sweet honey, cereals and summer fruits. Palette starts off really nice as well...more summer stone fruits and butterscotch. But, the mid-palette falls apart. Turns bitter. Really bitter. What just happened? I feel like Forest Whitaker in the Crying Game. You know that scene. Just when I thought was going to have a sweet sweet Speysider, it then turns on me. Solid 3 to 3.5 though, based on the nose and palette entry alone.