This is a great whisky, all around. A delicious combination of nuts, fruit, and spice. I'd enjoy it year-round, but it kind-of feels like the perfect winter whisky.
At 60.1%, it is undeniably hot, but it still goes down quite easily. A few drops of water mellowed out some of the spice, let the nutty, fruit flavors come forward more, and rounded out the finish. That being said, I really enjoyed it at cask strength, and will likely drink the rest of the bottle without the water.