This is a nice vatted malt. Nose is sweet honey-biscuit and sherry with a touch of smoke. The taste is true to these and lingers long on the follow-through. My bottle is 43% ABV. There is no age statement and you can tell that the malts in this blend are probably 6-7 years old; but, still a nice dram. It is not available in my part of Midwest USA (near KC, MO) so I shipped it in from the west coast on the chance that some reviews I had seen were correct--and they were. It is worth the $29 plus shipping. One of highlights for me is the fresh sherry influence on this blend, so many taste like old raisins to me.