This is heaven in a glass. Everything an Islay scotch drinker that loves brine and smoke could ever want. Nose is earthy almost vegetal peat smoke (like 1/2 highland and 1/2 normal islay ardbeg peat), smoked meat, peppered bacon, vanilla, honey, sea spray, lemon zest. Taste is really where this whisky shines as the black oak gives a rush of a sweetness and honey first, followed by fruit and then the smoke, citrus bite and barrel spice kick in almost a high rye bourbon/rye whisky spice, followed up by the salty briny quality and ends in oak. The finish as with most peated Islays is loooonggg. The spice is the first to die out and the brine and mild oak along with the peat smoke and honey are the ones that hang around the longest. The end of the finish leaves you with just the salt brine and honey after taste. Like a very intense and more interesting Caol Ila 12. Too bad this wasn't sustainable as a core range. From what I'm told the Corryvrecken is almost like this without the sweetness and more spice. Consolation prize I guess when my three bottles of this angel are gone. Always hope though for a bring back as committee release supernova 5.0 hit shelves.