The nose starts with faint floral notes of chamomile and orange blossoms followed by apple chips and nectarines then toasted macadamia nuts, a light ginger spice, cloves and shredded coconut flakes with a light ethanol burn. The taste starts with a light mouthfeel starting with chamomile tea and fruits of apple chips and mandarin oranges before cinnamon red hots combined with a light bitterness builds then slowly fades to reveal cloves, nutmeg and light oak with medium ethanol burn. The finish is short with stewed apples, mandarin oranges, chamomile tea, cinnamon red hots and a light bitterness. This is an easy sipping whiskey with a mixture of floral, fruit and light spice aromas that carries over to the taste, but then transitions mid-palate to a mixture of medium spice and bitterness akin to a mouth full of red hots and grapefruit that fades into a short finish with light fruit and floral notes reappearing along with a milder version of that red hot and grapefruit spice/bitter combination. Overall, this is an enjoyable and tasty whiskey, but the balance is off with those bitter and spicy notes overpowering most of the flavors and I’d prefer a Writers Tears Double Oak for around $60 instead of the $100 these cost to help satisfy my Irish whiskey cravings. Also, a huge thanks to @ContemplativeFox for the generous sample of this for me to taste and helping keep my Irish whiskey exploration going.