If only the nose could be saved to the taste and the finish. Then this would be in the stars for me. Yes if. Although I have to admit, that the rest is not to be poured away. But the expectation that arose with me during the first nosing was very high.
A plus, regardless of taste, is the transparency of the malts used. In my opinion, it should always be like this or even better. Full review (german): https://keinehalbendrinks.de/2020/08/26/chapter-7-outturn-tasting/

The bottler wrote:

"Anecdotes are our short whisky anthology stories. They are one-off and unique, from rare finds we come across through our whisky journey. When a fabulous batch of 4 casks of a very intriguing blended malt landed in our warehouse, we chose 2 casks for vatting our first Anecdote.

This blended malt contains 17% Laphroaig, 20% HIghland Park and the rest of 63% of the malts come from Speyside's famous distilleries. It's been a good long marriage of 24 years in bourbon barrels that provides fruitiness, a touch of maritime notes and subtle peat in one perfect dram.

Nose: A delicate fruit salad with notes of dried apricots, custard and a touch of sweet smoke.

Palate: Croissants, slightly salted fudge, apricot jam, oranges, plums and fried sugar.

Finish: Tinned pears, cornflakes and slightly smoky sweetness."

whiskyfun: http://www.whiskyfun.com/2020/Another-mixed-bag-of-Bastard-malts.html#270520

malt-review: https://malt-review.com/2020/06/17/chapter-7-whisky/