It’s fruity, almost winey, right from the off. At 60% - SIXTY PERCENT! - it’s boozy too, on the nose. It really needs several drops of water; it’s just too much otherwise. Even then it’s a massive burst of dark red fruit, alcohol and chocolate, with a gentle thrum of malt underlying. The rich wine flavour clings to your tongue for ages afterwards. This is perhaps the fruitiest, most bumptious Scotch I’ve ever had. Don’t underestimate it. Do buy it.