When I bought this I thought I'd like it but not love it. Boy was I wrong! After disliking the Jameson Crested, what a suprise! How could a mix of an irish with a bourbon turn out so great? The smell is sweet and very round, it smells everything a good irish should smell like, cereals, butter biscuits and light spices, with something like bourbon influences. The charred barrels add greatness this whisky, in the form of red apples, berries and toasted caramel. I would buy it juste for the smell. The taste adds some cooked apples and quite strong oak to the taste. It tastes stronger than the typical Jameson. Maybe the palate does not quite stand up to the nose but that's ok. If you like Irish whisky and bourbon, definitely buy this!