Review transfer from Barreled from March 2016 Sorry to say I did not enjoy this one. Bought it on a whim while perusing my local liquor store. The nose is heavy oak and I'm guessing European oak because I'm not getting any vanilla or caramel typical of American oak. But there is also a strange metallic smell that is very unpleasant and harsh alcohol I suspect is from the grain whisky. I added a little water and it toned down the harshness. The palate, thankfully, is better than the nose. More oak spices and some smoke, but mostly just the oak. The finish is decent enough with a nice smoky pepper with cinnamon. This blended scotch will be better served with ice or mixed rather than neat.