On the nose there is not much peat or smoke to be found but it is there. At first taste it is a nice sweet entrée that moves into a bit of a spice bite, but doesn't go to far as to make it unpleasant, after the spice the smokyness really starts to shine and keeps this going even in the later aftertaste. To me this is a very pleasant one, nothing too WOW but a solid choice, especially for the price.