I received this as an early birthday present from my cousin, whose wife purchased the bottle from a local shop, with as only instruction: make sure it's a peated one! While I have had some very nice not-Islay drams (Talisker, Ledaig, to name a few), I wouldn't really think in the direction of the Speyside. This 'Curiositas' has matured 10 years, and made fora nice first acquantance with Benriach. Bottled at 46% ABV, the nose was rather sweet & modestly smoky. Beware - not exactly an Islay smoke, but somewhat sweeter. In the palate, there's obviously sweet peat (and smoke), but also some roasted fruits (ans some vanilla?), without getting too sweet, and I also found some mild pepper and oak. My favorite Speyside dram to this point! (3 stars, but I would give 3.5 stars if Distiller would allow this)