Aha I see this one has been roadtested by the tribe. Well by and large I'm on same page. 18 years not that well spent. The bitterness definately gets a bit over whelming the more you get in it. Not much point delving into the rest of what I can barely perceive under the hood given it falls at the first hurdle. 2.75. I see it won a medal last year at the world whisky fest. Interesting, I wonder if Jim Murray was the judge...boom boom.. Sorry couldn't resist :-)