It's good...just not great. The color is obvious from the first fill sherry. But, for NAS, it's quite expensive. I'm just not convinced, at least in my personal tastes, if this particular NAS commands this price. I'd instead buy a Yamazaki 18 for $100 less, or a Balvenie 21 yr Portwood for $100 less as well. From the taste of it...I'm sure the Balvenie 21 and Yamazaki 18 are both older than this one. (I took an educated guess that this might be a 16 yr old)