I don't often drink a heavily peated Scotch; but, when I do this is an excellent choice. (If you have tried this in the past and were not terribly impressed, make note John is now using older malts in the blend for more complexity.) This vatted malt is about 2/3 Caol Ila, about 1/3 Laphroaig, and a 1% touch of a Highland malt blend. Nosing gives strong peat and a little sea brine. Nose again and there is a very subtle fruitiness--white grapes? Color in the glass is super pale, like a white wine. In the mouth the peat and brine are forward, but is soon rounded out by the underlying sweet fruitiness. The finish is rather long, the peat going the distance.