A nice mix of peat smoke, pepper, and heather and cask woody notes. This tastes like peat, salt, burnt caramel, charred barrel, maybe marshmallow. It has the classic Highland Park heather/honey but it is behind all the other stuff. As the finish starts, it tastes like burnt marshmallow s'mores(the best kind of smores). The burn adds a delicious layer of complexity which is very pronounced into the finish. This whiskey is a wonderful showcase of smoke and char, but classic Highland Park still muscles through. The finish is quite peppery amidst all the char notes. This is the best iteration of Highland Park that I have had to date.