Nose of malt and fruit. On the tongue it is quite thin and offers up the the malt flavor and ripe fruit of the port ----and....the heat of a high percentage of grain whisky. At least that is my take on this. I think this has less malt than the white label. This is cheap enough to be acceptable as a fruit finish Scotch that is to be drunk without reflection, is certainly perceived to be "smoother" on the second dram, and is really quite tasty in a simple highball. This IS NOT what you drink with a cigar and a discussion of the state of the universe.