On par with Redbreast 12. I did a comparison between this, Redbreast 12, and Teeling Pot Still. I'm not gonna mention Teeling in this as that whiskey is nowhere near the same class as the others (despite being similar in price). The color is a beautiful gold. The nose reminds me of strawberry shortcake. You'd expect the taste to be just as sweet as the nose, but it was more like honey, jam, on lightly toasted high grain bread. The moutfeel is oily and has a long finish. Its a bit drier than Redbreast 12 and has less fruity, sherry characterisitics. But I love the mouthfeel and nose a bit better with the John's Lane. Oof this is tough. I like them both for different reasons. Grab a bottle of both if you can't decide (and stay away from Teeling Single Pot).