The nose offers hay, plasticine, manure (I am not kidding), lemons and oranges. Loads of earthy notes and a salty edge. I have to say, I am still not very fond of this.

It is oily and sweet on the palate, but immediately shows some wet cardboard and earth. A salty edge, once more. But it is not really fruity. I get some caramel and walnuts. Turns a bit bitter.

The finish is medium long, dry and bitter.

Salty, faint smell of sweaty clothes (but a hint of perfume coming through). The sherry and bourbon casks are easy to pinpoint; vanilla and nuttiness come through in the down-to-earth nose. Concluding, the nose definitely doesn't "jump out" with loads of complex smells. Red wine, sheer smells of alcohol, pepper and grass are the final details of note. No sight of the peated influence, besides the 'sweaty' character, to be found yet.

Pleasant oily, citric and sweet taste to start off with. Salted, pure chocolate is how I would characterize the next development. Then the grassy element comes through in the taste, just like it did in the nose. I can sense this whisky has some kind of peaty influence, but it barely shows in the nose or taste. Slightly mossy and bittery smoke perhaps, but that is about it. The PPM cannot be too high in this one, perhaps to keep the whisky accessible for a wide range of customers. Other noteworthy tastes are raisins, walnuts, nutmeg, black pepper and lots of more pure chocolate and coffee (reminds me most of a strong espresso). But it's all wrapped in only 40% alcohol content, so the full character of the whisky does not really show, neither with or without water. Something of a disappointment as all the tastes "fly by".

Finish is - as pointed out here, and in reviews on other websites - quite bitter. I myself do not mind the finish being bitter, it is actually a surprising aspect of the whisky that makes it a slight bit more complex. It goes hand in hand with the espresso taste that I pointed out before. The oiliness sticks for a little while, not surprisingly long but I wouldn't say it's short either. Just like the finish itself.

A hint of orange, nutmeg and citrus to round it all off.

Nutty, fruity, maybe figs. Wine-like smell. Honey.

Oak, spice, bit of smoke from green wood, or dead wood that’s wet. Thin feel.

Lightly spicy, some smoke. Long on some sips, short on others.

Soft smell of some kind of rotten straw or hay, unique and interesting

Sweet, creamy, rotten peat and alcohol harshness

Short, peaty, pretty sharp

Young, intense and I smell peat, very light, very subtle, can that be? Malty, spicy, ripe fruits, can the peaty be a more medicinal note?

light and soft, malty, sweet, here too the slightly peaty medicinal note.

rather short, malty sweet with a little oak, mint and a few bitter aromas.

Salty, medicinal

Iodine, salt, medicinal. Not peaty.

Salty, iodine.