this non chill filtered scotch was aged for 5 years in ex bourbon barrel casks, and then 7 most in 1/4 sized casks. this Islay distillery was founded in 1815 nose: brine, seaweed, wood, fenugreek, campfire peat, BBQ ham, cocoa butter palate: oily, med bodied, pear, tussin, smoked fish, sugar, vanilla finish: long, peat, brine, oak, intense tannin a fantastic whisky for it's age, a like it with a drop or two of water, to lighten up it's harshness