EXPLORATION: The scent of oaken smoke greets the nose, along with mulled fruit, brine, and, by the gods—rubber tires. The taste is smooth. A peated vanilla smoke, with a slight note of chocolate somewhere in the background. It’s a little bitter in the middle, but this faded after a time. A nice smoke finish lingers. EXHORTATION: Seek a dram if ye be a peat lover or no. This is pleasant, but one wonders if it is a shadow of what could be.