I have loved the other two Westlands that I've tasted, and I've been astonished by how good they are after just a few years of maturation. This whiskey is part of the west coast distillery's limited annual run of peated whiskies, in imitation of the smoky scotches of Islay. It's $100 for a 3-5-year old whiskey, but that's the market nowadays. This is one of those love-it-or-hate-it drams. It's unlike anything that I've had before, and I kind of dig it. But the smell alone will put a lot of people off, as it smells a little . . . rotten. Not rotten, exactly, but like an overripe banana left out by a barbecue grill. The taste is exactly like that, with strange flavors lacing through different sips: lychee or apricot, trail mix, banana, and rubbery peat. It's tannic and has a dry mouthfeel. Same themes on the swallow, with burnt tires, sour fruit, and overripe banana. It's also long as hell.