The nose is light with some kind of tart odd fruit and some rubber. There's a fair amount of herbaceousness on the nose with a bit of vegetal character too. The fruity nose is largely raisin with a hint of apple and apricot. The floral vanilla is there on the nose too. There's also a tad of rich nutty waxiness. The palate is pretty harsh, which is no shocker. The balance is actually pretty good though. There's plenty of waxiness on the palate a la Clynelish 14. It's light enough with some fruitiness. It works as a 10 year, but it's far from being an excellent whiskey. There's a bit of lemon rind, but it isn't overwhelming. There's some malt and vanilla as well. It's good for a 10 year and is kind of drinkable, but it isn't a great whiskey. The specific flavors work pretty well, sort of like Oban, but I don't love it. I would definitely drink it if served though. I wanted to bump this up, but the bitterness comes with a tad (a tad) of rancidness, so 12 seems reasonable. Props for doing so well at this age, but it's not very good.