This sure has an odd nose. There's a lot of herbal, sweet presence here. It suggests some fruit, but it's hard to place. It smells like...Copper Fox Rye? The nose is kind of rich and there's a hint of peat, but also a lot of almond nuttiness. There's maybe a little bit of IPA influence too. The palate is smooth with some spiciness on it and some rich sweetness that mixes with a bunch of herbal flavors, sort of like a digestif (though it does have a bit of minerality on the end). It's quite sweet and I like that element of it. The mint (spearmint) and minerality do come out, but they aren't bad. This is really interesting with a lot of layers going on. It isn't my all time favorite by any means, but this tastes substantially older than it is - with some nice toasted almond and light caramel rounding out the flavor. I could definitely believe that this was 15 years old, though with the immaturity of the caramel. 18 would be a stretch. Still, this is an easy sipper and it's better than Loch Lomond 12. This is exceedingly impressive for a Scotch that isn't even 10 years old. There's some really nice vanilla that reminds me of Westward. This isn't quite on par with Glen Elgin 21 (1995), but it's really good. And it's richer, despite its youth. There are some light elements that unfortunately do occasionally come through as artificial, hindering this drink. The constant herbal background though is really nice, increasing the depth substantially. I'm on the fence between a 15 and a 16, but I'm leaning toward the 16 for the smoothness, despite the artificial flavor.