This smells like tart peat. Tasting it, it is surprisingly mild. It compares well to the Amrut Fusion, but has less fruitiness and less balance. I'd say that the flavors here for together less well, bit they are individually quite good. The peat and smoke are quite nice and the spiciness and bit of rye tartness that come in are fitting. There's some caramel and cotton candy sweetness here, the latter of which alludes to fruit and floral elements, as well as a lot of that classic vanilla. It's definitely kind of spicy but some maple sweetness does come through too. It's kind of punchy but in a mostly nice way. The marriage is fine but could use some improvement. This is extremely sippable but could be a little better. This is above average all around with a few notes that stand out, making it a nice success. I would happily sip this on most occasions. The mic of sweet and peat works surprisingly well. The regular Peated is milder but also less fruity. I guess the regular is just kind of more generic and young. I like the added smoke in the regular Westland Peated but it could use some more complexity and oomph. This has more punch from its peat and cherry than the regular Westland Peated does. The balance here could use some work, but it's sweet and tasty. This is quite solid, but the lack of coherence really holds it back. Sadly, I think that even with its added complexity it fails to surpass the regular Westland Peated. The spice, sweet, cherry, and peat are nice, but they sort of have that Laphroaig 10 character of being aggressive but not coming together terribly well. This is still a very good drink, but it isn't a tremendous success.