Nose- heavy caramel, vanilla and wood spice. Similar to crown royal but maybe slightly more intense.
Taste- Toffee with hints of black pepper and oak. Mild alcohol burn. Rather smooth.
Finish- spicy on the finish with more of the peppery notes coming to the top. More vanilla, toffee.
Overall- not a bad sipping whisky at all to be honest. Really similar to crown royal and at a comparable cost. For everyday sipping when you want to spare the more expensive stuff it will do just fine. I would buy it again.