Review from February 2016 from Barreled Certainly lives up to its name. By far the darkest scotch I've had. Does not seem to be too heavily peated and I actually picked up more smoke on the cork than the whisky. Figs and raisins dominate the nose. Very sweet on the palate with some oak coming through. More smoke and a 46% bottling over 43% would have really helped, especially considering the price. Still a complex and good single malt, but just didn’t do it for me. Give it time in the glass. First dram was not as good as the second a month later.