As any genre of liquor there is as much subjective variation on Scotch as to what makes it "good" as any. For me it's about both the spectrum and the finish, I like a Scotch with a nice variety of notes and as importantly it must linger on in a desirable fashion. Blue Label is one of those "wheel house" Scotches for me. The nose on Blue Label is just a smooth dream, it's a bit of fruit orchard and cinnamon bread, maybe some kumquat citrine and also as important, a lack of anything off putting. No ugly over wood barrel bitterness here. Creamy smooth front with bright, light sugars, the bread middle hangs on just a wee longer than the fruit sugars, and then it all just calmly fades leaving you wanting more. This is definitely a top blended Scotch. Yes the price is a bit bearish but if it was any less the supply would be outstripped by demand and we would have yet another BTAC like allocation mess. It's kind of nice to be able to count on not just Blue Label but even an assortment of rarer Blue Labels being available. If I had to put down a complaint it's that Blue Label is just a bit lighter through the middle than the heavy sugared high proof bourbons that I'm used to, but that's really being extra critical. It's not that Blue Label is the greatest thing you'll ever taste, it's just one of those really good things you can generally count on. Cheers!