Finished my first bottle over the course of a few weeks grabbing tastes alongside other whisky flights. It always held up well to even the best of the others. I’ve purchased another so I can do a vertical with this, the 10 and oogy to see how it really stacks up. I could nose this for an hour. The intense peat/smoke is tempered a bit by lemon(grass?), pine needles and something sweet. And does it linger...I caught myself nosing the glencairn a few minutes after I’d finished the dram and the nose was still there! It’s light and sweet on the palate. I don’t think this is nearly as aggressive as the marketing might suggest, what with the name and the red claw marks and blood red cap and all. I’d say it’s pretty well balanced and mature for a 5yo. I’m going to pay close attention to this one in the vertical to see what I can isolate. On a separate note, the price point is very interesting - it’s about the same or maybe a few $ less than the 10 near me. No way that trend continues. It’s possible that the price will Go down as it is more widely distributed but just as possible that this becomes the new base range for ardbeg in the $40s and the 10 kicks up to the upper $50/low $60 range. I bought a 10 on sale near me just in case...