As I continue my journey to find a tasty low-cost scotch I found john Barr on my list of things to try. I like RTheriot and Tango's review as far as the flavors. In the glass, it has a nice light amber hue and it coats the sides nicely. The nose has some sweetness and with smoke and a hint of charcoal on it. The first taste is standard blended scotch to me with some sweetness along with a more medicinal taste which is Iodine I am assuming and a bit of smokiness. The flavors do linger a bit more than I expected and with a bit of ice the flavors smoothed out very nicely. The finish lingered a bit with the peat/iodine being replaced with sweetness. So all in all it is not a bad scotch for the price I got it for $19 on sale and for that I am not upset at it. The scotch does make a really good High Ball and that is the only drink I have made with it. The more I drink scotch the more I wonder if I will ever really like it as much as I enjoy bourbon. I have found a few that are very pleasant to drink and the flavor is fruity and light like Glenmorangie 10yr or McClelland's Highlands Single Malt and I will continue to look until I can't drink anymore. I still consider myself a bourbon man but the other whiskey's do have a certain appeal to them. Enjoy!