Nose: Barley at first with green apples and pears and a little caramel. Palate: The barley starts on the palate as well. More fruity notes take over and end in a rather short-medium finish of tobacco, leather and a hint of dark chocolate. Unfortunately, over all those things hangs a profound alcoholic sting which makes it not the most pleasant dram. (If you add water you just water down the taste without revealing any new flavours). In summary: it's an interesting experiment but I don't think that IPA casks are suitable for this whisky. The maturation doesn't bring out the characteristics what I like in an IPA and you just end up with a young, alcoholic dram. (It reminds me of a german wheat beer though, which I like :))