This was part of Diageo’s 2018 Special Release, which I got to sample thanks to a generous pour that @LeeEvolved sent me. Every year, usually in the fall, Diageo cleverly markets about 7 or so whiskeys from their portfolio, and positions these as “special”...whatever that means. Generally I always purchase the Lagavulin in their series, or this year, their Talisker 15. This series has always a fairly priced one ( usually Lagavulin , Caol Ila &/or Talisker), and some outrageously priced ones ( used to be Brora or Port Ellen). This Cladach was cleverly engineered as having consisted of all their coastals: Caol Ila, Lagavulin , Oban, Inchgower, Clyneish, and Talisker. With that lineup, it sets itself definitely as coastal. Lightly smoky nose, with some meaty jerky aroma; taste is, yes, seaside briny, coastal, seaweed, lemongrass , and, there it is—-the Talisker pepper. Really well made...I was fearful this was going to be a marketing bullshit stunt, but it’s actually really good. This used to be about $120-150, but I’m guessing it’ll be hard to find now.