This gin smells like gin....juniper forward with a floral almost perfume odor that lingers. It definitely does not mix like a gin, DO NOT mix with tonic. The malted barley flavor takes over so this is best tasted and enjoyed as a bourbon wannabe. Either neat or in an old fashioned. Not a gin I would drink on a summer day, but more a late fall cocktail when gin may be too heavy. Worth a try but would not buy again.