n: pool water

p:  Decent but a bit thin.  I taste it but what is it.  It's scotch and it's ok.

Nose:  It's nice, subtle but has some stuff going on here - little vanilla, cinnamon, some apple, raisins, creme brulee (spelling?) little sherry perhaps?

Palate:  Hoo doggy - this thing just sort of fell apart.  I found the nose shy but inviting, but there isn't much on the palate.  It's sweet, light cinnamon burn and that's all she wrote.

Finish:  More of the same as on the palate.  Except even less. Light and fleeting - leaves a bittersweet chocolate touch but nothing remarkable.

I'm giving this a C+ because I really enjoyed the light complexity of the nose.  If that nose wasn't there it would be a solid C/C-.  It's not great whisky but it's certainly not bad whisky, it's stuck right in the middle.  It's a little generic except for that nose - if the palate and finish were anything like the nose, for me, it would get a much higher rating.  Worth a try, but not a must buy.

N: Nutty and spicy with sweet cherries. 

P: Grapes and apples

F: Bitter black licorice

n: oaky and cohesive spice and leather. Lightly fruity (mostly dried pears and golden raisins) with butterscotch and unsalted nuts. Vanilla wafers.

t: cereal malt with a nice oak influence. Spice bite (dry cinnamon and dry clove) and vanilla appear in the middle. Subtle but not bland. Finish is the lacking facet; semi-sweet, green apple, spicy pears, and dry nutmeg. Falls apart quickly at finish. 

[B/B-, better than Glenlivet 15 side by side]

The rest of these guys are curmudgeons.