This is whisky for me in so many ways. It sets the heart pumping and the mind racing but also removes the world and leaves you in a place of quietness – until the glass is empty. Thanks for Cascade for the sample and the only reason I'm not giving this 5 stars is that I've had the 21 year old at his place and that is as close to perfection in a glass that you will find. Nose is Lemon and floral notes with a breeze coming straight off a breaking wave. Wonderful. Taste is intense and integrated. A medium long finish and alcohol warmth but refined...The nose implies this will be a citrus heavy and sweet floral dram when the reality is a salty and briny clash with vanilla and yes lemon....but finishing in oak tannin and complex spice. Its complex but also very much an integrated whisky - integrated is the word to describe this whisky and this is what makes this better than the 12 year old....which is a marvel as well but less cerebral and exciting at the same time. The wood is much better quality and also more pronounce than the 12 year – and that’s what makes the 17 year old so good - there are layers and layers to peel back but you can also just sit back and drink it in. Loverly, loverly stuff – someone…anyone send me a case or make me a board member - please. 4.5 stars or 94.