Light golden color. Simple delicately sweet nose. Enters sweet followed by heavy char. I get a little banana cream, but not nearly as much as I get with the Dickel 12. Easy, dry finish with mild burn. Drop in a couple cubes of ice and it really amps up the char, but kills the sweet. Not a complex dram but none the less a good sippiing "whisky". Better than Jack at a substantially lower price. I'd still throw in the couple extra bucks and get the Dickel 12.