Meh-beg. Peat: yep. Sweetness: yep. Bandages: a little bit. Burn: yep-but more than I wanted. To me, it is not as smooth as I would have hoped for; and I'm getting a wee bit of the sherry cask. I'm not a fan of the sherried whiskies that I had. Gimmie Laphroaig 10 over this; but I would not be overly disappointed with a gill of Ardbeg at any time.