Nose: Sour peat, yet quite fresh having a certain ”brightness” to it (lemon?). Also a touch of iodine/minerals. After resting a while in the glass, it turns a bit funkier; rubber, machine oil, and a touch of clay. Beyond the peaty notes are vanilla and caramel, though quite mild. I like it so far! Palate: Quite consistent with the nose but sweeter (a bit like artificial sweeterers) and hay-like, and also a slight salty-rock touch. A lot going on and hardly a harmonious experience (thrash metal rather than a classic symphony), with the sweetness not merging that well the funky rubbery notes imo. Like eating sweet licorice in the workshop at a farm. Finish: Sweet licorice, rubber, clay, and peat. Some salty sweetness. Medium long. At the very end there is a light touch of chocholate as well. Quite nice! Overall: Interesting and full of character, showing typical Springbank ”funk” I suppose. Yet it is a bit all over the place and a tad too raw for my taste. Still, I wouldn’t want to go as far as to say it’s not a good whisky, and I will score it 3.25 (which to me is the lower end of ”good” but surely better than just ”OK”).