Smoked applewood on the nose, this whisky pairs exceptionally with freeze-dried raspberries, Jamon Iberico flavored potato chips, peppermint gum and a host of other things found in the minimart in the lobby of your local Marriott. I have the sense that one cannot appreciate the full majesty of this scotch until one accidentally takes a much bigger swig than one intended. Cinnamon and smoke rush through your nasal passages and quickly adjourn to your chest where they linger like your dad’s old army buddies telling the salty jokes from which you learned the facts of life.