Nose: Well, peat! Not smoke but peat. Compared to other heavily peated whisky the nose on this one is less campfire and more smokdering wet peat. Deeper sniffs reveal a slight metallic, meaty note adding a slight layer of complexity to a pleasant but otherwise rather one-dimentionsl nose. Palate: Hay and more peat. Black pepper. Again, no smoke/soot which can be sensed in many Islay whiskies. No bitterness. Really nice! Finish: Not too much more than the palate. More of the non-sooty peat. After a while a rounded chocholaty note can be sensed which is nice. Overall: One of the first single malts I tried. Back then I liked it a lot. Now I’d say it’s a but flat. Still, it is very good as it offers a slightly different take on heavily peated whisky, being fairly unique with its pepperiness and non-sooty peat. I score it 3.50 I’d say it’s indisputably good but still a bit overrated.