Tasted neat in a glencairn. About 10 minutes allowed to elapse after the pour. Beautiful color compliments a viscous fluidity that exhibits solid sheeting and thick, slow legs. The nose is sweet honeysuckle on a spring evening. In the background is a whiff of brine and a peat fire on the beach. Florals dominate a complex bouquet that ticks a bunch of boxes for me. The taste is a tale of two profiles. On the one side I get honey, orchard fruits and vegetation. Reminds me of a lovely sweet Speyside. On the other I get malt, brine and high tide near the beach with a dash of black pepper. The two work well, but aren't melded. The sweetnees goes just a little too far for me. This scotch whiskey misses greatness. But it's still very good. Clean, smooth, rich, complex, easy to drink, lightly smoky and definitely sophisticated. I'm not a single malt snob by any means. I enjoy all manner of tipples so long as they represent a best effort by the maker. In the JW universe Blue still outclasses Green - until the price is figured in. Then Green becomes a contender. This is good stuff.