Keep starting to review this and decide I can't come to the right words. It's an oddly simple whisky but hard for me to score and review. nose - I'm stealing from the tube but I'm with their notes. It's light oak with melon and pear. You can tell right away this is a very sugary sweet forward dram balanced by some oak spice. taste - spicy drying oak with this rich fruity sweetness that then turns to this toasted oak toosie roll. Very candied and spicy oak. The high abv really pushes this to tongue numbing, but even water doesn't end the intense oak bite at the end. Gragganmore always has a really unique finish that's a mix of sweetness and oak in a way I can't put my finger on. So overall score? I'm a bit confused by this one. The alcohol and spice bite don't feel fully balanced. Everything about this is turned up to 11 and it's oddly not enjoyable to drink. I still however am also in love with that toasted oak and chocolate with the pear and over the top sugary malt at the finish. So I think this scores a 3.0. 2.0 being average and a 3.0 being a really great dram that misses on exceptional or special. Overall at 155 for those looking at value I'm really torn. I wouldn't buy this again as at 155 it's no longer just a mindless drinker and at 155 it doesn't really have any wow factors. On the other hand it's CS and 20 years old and the age shows. So for that it's value. If you want a CS 20 year old to cut your teeth and want an OB, this might be a good way to do it. So I guess it's fair value but not for everyone.