As a whiskey beginner, this one is bizarre. A majorly distinctive nose, oozing with the smell of the sea, salt, and earth. With the high % and this nose, I thought it would be a tough sip, but it's really not. Extremely smokey and earthy. One of my first ever scotch tastings and it's an interesting one. It tastes like a bonfire that is close to fully being extinguished. Most interesting whiskey I've ever had, but nowhere near my favorite.