This is a bold whisky, it’s not shy one bit. It’s like that uncle you have that hits you in the arm when he greets you but then right after gives you a bear hug. You first get the strong peat then follows up with some sweetness but not to much sweetness. It’s a thick oily whisky that doesn’t have the heat you would think coming from a high proof. With everything this whisky has going for it you can’t help but wonder why we buy anything else.