Nose - cherry, grape, mint, black pepper, corn, caramel, peach, cinnamon, light oak, unidentifiable nut, mild to moderate ethanol burn. Taste - corn, sweet caramel, light smoky oak, black pepper, mint, cinnamon, pecan, macadamia, apple, vanilla, mild to moderate alcohol bite, finishing fast with caramel, mint, and barrel spice flavors. This is below average, but not nearly as bad as some of the other Canadians I’ve reviewed. There’s a nice minty, nutty, grape candy sweetness on the nose. Nothing like the standard bland, cloying corn sweetness I find on many of the others. The taste is very sweet, but not unpleasantly so. There’s some youthful prickly wood on the palate, which isn’t great, but some nice caramel and sweet nuttiness as well. Overall, it’s a bit too sweet and young, but richer than most of its direct competitors. I’d much rather drink this than the likes of Canadian Mist and Black Velvet. And at less than $20, the price is right if you happen to be a fan of budget Canadian whisky. Who knows. Maybe there are one or two of you out there.