I came into this with low expectations. There are few favourable reviews of this whisky, and I don’t think the folks at JW expected folks to drink this neat. Churchill and Thatcher were know to drown this one in soda water. Onwards...
The nose is bullshit. There are the faintest aromas of malt and honey buried under this weird, metallic note that smacks of barely legal grain whisky. The only other place I’ve encountered this is the budget Jameson, and it’s not nearly as offensive as this one.
The taste isn’t altogether unpleasant. Malty, soft, with a little roundness in the mid palate, but a weird spike at the end despite the 40% proof. The finish is non-existent.
This is not a good whisky. I might drink this if it were the only thing at a party and I could drown it with something, just like the legendary PM’s of old days. Otherwise, save your $$ for other things. For the same amount it costs for a bottle of this, you could buy a quality budget bourbon.