I finally was in the mood for a peated blend that wasnt cheap or expensive, so this checks all those boxes. Nose is mostly smoke from char, sweet malt, minerality. Hint of peat salinity but it's truly just a tiny hint. Palate was excellent. You can tell they strayed a touch from the standard black blend with a a small dash of earthiness and pepper. The smoke itself is worth describing: not quite sweet, but distinctly not woody either. It dominates the profile but isnt unwelcome. The peated whisky in this isnt heavy or light; and theres just enough of it to set off the smoke notes without becoming too background. Biggest problem here is it seems to disappear quickly on the tongue, leading to follow up sip after follow up sip. CREAMY, MALTY, RICH. Mouth was perhaps a notch or two above regular black or green--the hearty malt in the body makes the whole show silky and refined. It may be one dimensional, but it is nice. I tried it with an ice sphere just now after writing and found it better neat. It just came out much sweeter and the smoke tasted out of place. Enjoy neat, remember this ISNT a peat bomb (it's a notch above green, that's it), and maybe take some shots as it isnt exactly investment booze---defintiely dont pay more than $45USD for this and expect top shelf. Merry Christmas, everybody!