On this Good Friday, the year of the national quarantine, 2020 a.d., I pull this from the way back machine that was provided my @Telex during our SDT. Golden straw in color. A floral and sweet beginning that draws you in. Honeysuckle blossoms on a warm spring day, honey and vanilla. There is a slight earthiness of dampened hay/straw/pinewood sawdust, leather (a new baseball glove) and fruity similar to Luxardo cherries. The first sip is surprisingly sweet and slowly turns bitter and spicy. Subsequent sips start the detect and define the flavors. Apricots, mangoes flash and then overtaken by wooden spices The finish is bitter and slightly sour with orange and lemon rinds with oak tannins that last a medium length of time. With a healthy dose of water, a softer side comes through. The nose reveals a bit of ripened Concord grape and barley sugar. The scotch is more approachable and accepting and sweet on the palate. Ripened apples, honey and grapes. The nose, palate and finish are a bit disjointed. Each is not bad on its own. But the sum of the parts is not greater than the whole. Water only improves and is recommended. The bitter finish is pulls the enjoyment factor down. The sweet qualities and strong and enjoyable. A decent dram but not something that would keep you coming back for more. [84/100][Tasted: 4/11/20]