I once spent a summer refinishing fishing boats with a pipe-smoking sailor. This whiskey reminds me of that time, loads of tar and smoke up the nose. When imbibed, the smokiness is encapsuled and the tariness turns into a viola/liquorice bouquet. Like a 1745 fishing vessel traversing across the surf down my gullet. Despite its high ABV it is remarkably smooth and easy to drink. Ciao!