Nose: Heavy malted barley, raisins, plums. Warm maple and brown sugar oatmeal. More sweetness, almost like molasses. As a whole, it reminds me of warm oatmeal raisin cookies. Palate: Sweet brown sugar syrup. Smokey cinnamon and molasses cookies again. Damn, that is so reminiscent of warm, doughy, spiced baked goods - like pumpkin break. A bit of spicy baking spices and rounded oak notes. Finish: Medium-long finish. Mouthwatering, warm, open maltiness. Slowly fading brown sugar sweetness. The end is dominated by delicious oak and slight smoke. Conclusion: My god... I wasn't expecting this to be so good. This has so much character, one of those whiskies you could pick out immediately in a blind test (in a good way). Westland wanted to branch away from the Scottish way of single malts and make a defining American Single Malt. They succeeded. If it weren't for the hefty price tag on this, it would quickly become my everyday drinker. I applaud Westland for what they've done here.