I'm upping my previous review of a 4.0 for a few reasons. The other night I was feeling like a lighter dram and poured myself a generous measure of Oak Cross. After consuming said dram, I remembered that this bottling is what's listed as the "vatted Highland malt" on CBW's recipes, and a part of this whisky is in all their other whiskies as well, so naturally I poured myself a bit of Peat Monster to test this theory, and lo and behold, having had Oak Cross first amplified the taste of Peat Monster! I tried the same procedure with Spice Tree the next night, and The Spaniard the night after that. Having Oak Cross as a "warmup" to the other CBW offerings made all the others more enjoyable! While this one isn't their best offering (keeping in mind that when these guys have a bad day it looks like a good day at most other places...), it cuts right to the core of what John Glasser is going for in his quest for whisky "deliciousness", and therefore my rating for this one gets a boost and a hearty salute.