Nose: Warm heather honey, sun-bleached grass, a bit of seashell, and a hint of pear. More fresh fruit, like berries and cream. A hint of orange hides in there as well, along with a little brine. I can pick up some oak and cinnamon spice at the back there. Palate: Oily and sweet. Green grass, coconut/strawberry/peach taffies, a hint of warm peat. Once I picked it up on the nose, I could finally put a name to it: "berries and cream". The peat there is almost a light, heathery, floral peat (almost cardamom-like) that I love. Definitely some shortbread cookie in there too. Earl grey tea and white pepper send it off. Finish: Long and sweet. The note that lingers reminds me of fruity saltwater taffy - like a somewhat dull tropical flavor without overwhelming sweetness. Sweet, buttery shortbread and that white pepper carry through as well. That bit of bergamot is definitely apparent once the hardier flavors pass. Conclusion: Wow! I was not expecting the explosion of fruit and flowers! I have a soft spot for Oban 14, but this absolutely blows that out of the water with layer after layer of fruit, cream, flowers, vanilla - like a whiskey parfait! For the price I paid, it would be hard to think of a better deal. Just enough peat without being overpowering, just enough fruity sweetness without being cloying, and bursting with a prairie of flowers.