Like many other Speycide scotches, the nose welcomes you with with warm malted cereal notes, but stay with it and the dominant smell is sherry and plums. Not a bad way to start. Unlike many Speycides however, this one surprises you on the palate by dancing on the tongue. It is sweet up front, with baking spice, fruit and cereal following, but the aforementioned tingling (almost like carbonation) makes it that much more interesting. The finish is long, giving time for the barrel to make an appearance with some of the bitter notes and sherry funk. I got this on sale for ($69 vs $89) and at that price for a 15 year single malt it’s totally worth it. I would even buy at regular price as well.