This has a delightful nose - it's woody and spicy, with maritime notes. The barley malt is definitely present, but it's wrapped in oak. There is a little bit of mustiness with a hint of peanuts/peanut shells. Perhaps just a touch of vanilla. I can taste the classic Pulteney flavor, it's salty - the whisp of smoke is not really here in the older whiskey, but the extra wood in the finish makes up for it - this is a spicy whiskey- the spice is somewhere between cinnamon and black pepper- kind of a mix between the two but with the sharper edges filed off. It's really pleasant, it leaves a long, spicy, woody but herbal finish. The mouth feel is oily, but it's almost like it's got a few layers - a thinner, malty side that fades into an oilier, woodier, more coastal side.