Fitting that, as I sat down with a wee dram of this (thanks to @PBMichiganWolverine) and a book (The Eucharist by the late Alexander Schmemann), I discovered that the section I was about to read revolved around memory and its role in the Orthodox liturgy. After all, this whisky is itself a concrete form of memory, the liquid last will and testament of a distillery closed for twenty years. It’s a pleasant, but simple, affair - plenty of sweet vanilla on both nose and palate, with candied fruits and frosted cereal. It’s a sweet one, to be sure, but the age has worn off the sharp edges and it’s fairly smooth and round with a medium length finish. I can’t say that I’m sad that the Imperial Distillery is no more based off the sample here, but it’s not a bad drop of whisky by any means...though the prices for it others have referenced are definitely NOT reflective of its intrinsic qualities as a whisky!