Notes for the 2018 edition which is 56.5% Appearance: pale straw and high viscosity Nose: powerful, youthful, light smoke, tobacco, leather, vanilla, fig, cereal, lemon, geranium, ripe banana, apple, and oak Palate: salty, bitter, high proof, sharp with a short to medium finish and low to medium complexity. Not unpleasant though. Adding water brings out the barley cereal-grain character. Really pleasant with water