Shoulder Pour N - sugar sweet, peat, little nail polish T - smoke, citrus, vanilla F - ash, but very short for the high ABV Thoughts: Bought this on sale in early Jan of '20. Sold by the price the peat and the Port...Ellen. This is the palest whiskey in my cabinet, not the end of the world, but this has to be a young whiskey. This was only worth the money and value was not jumping out of the bottle. There is a reason the bottle didn't sell for 3 subsequent Christmas seasons at original price. 5.0 - go out and buy all of the stock you can find. 4.0 - must buy at least one bottle before you die. 3.0 - solid, must try at a bar, or mooch from a friend. 2.0 - didn't like it, you may. 1.0 - you may have the palate of my dog, and he licks his own ass.