A sample as part of the "whiskey transfer program" from dthom. I'm leery here as I don't like peaty whiskey (sorry peat heads!) and this was sold to me as "smokey without the peat". I always taste peat as burned plastic so I can't get past it. Nose: Very smokey and sweet. Like BBQ that is cooking in someone's backyard. Some wood and dark sugars. Flavor: Dark sugars and sweet BBQ rub. It tastes like the rub I use on my ribs. The smoke is so overpowering I can't get anything else. Finish: No clue. My palate was so overwhelmed with Mesquite smoke flavors that I couldn't tell anything else. Not balanced at all. Sorry guys...I hate this. This whiskey isn't a touch of smoke but all smoke. Any good flavor that I thought I was catching was quickly overwhelmed by Mesquite.