It is a rare thing for a distillery to sell a no-age statement whisky for $100 or more, but it's also rare to find a distillery putting out a real connoisseur's whisky with a meaty ABV and no chill filtration. Victoriana might not have an age statement, but it doesn't lack for anything else. This may be the best lightly peated single malt that I've tasted, although to be honest, I'm not even sure that it's peated. It may just be some old sherry butts giving it a smoky edge. The nose showcases forest floor, oak, salted toffee and honeyed oats. On the palate, I get some apricot but also tobacco, with a creamy, lightly sweet texture. The finish also has some cream to it, along with that wisp of smoke that makes me suspect this is lightly peated. I really like the fact that this whisky walks a delicate tightrope between savory or bitter flavors and sweet ones, and makes it all the way across to safety.