N: Caramel, vanilla frosting, dash of sea air and brine. Peach and pear fruitiness. Maybe a hint of peat. That distinctive Johnnie Walker note is here, but more subdued than any other JW I've tried. There's also certainly a grainy, cereal note that is not something I would expect from JW - has to be coming from the rye. Ethanol note is just slightly on the wrong side of too much. Longer it sits, more I think there's some rye mint and herb in it. P: Sweet with more of that cereal - like a sugary kid's breakfast cereal. Caramel, vanilla, and dried red fruit - which is nice here. Rounded at the edges with toffee and a bit of chocolate. Definitely some dried rye herbs, herbal tea, and a dash of mint on the palate. That JW chalky mineral water (cough*Cardhu*cough) is certainly here, but, again, subdued. Finish has some anise, dried cereal grain, more herbal tea, and a caramel/vanilla sweetness. This feels like it's trying to be a rye scotch, not a Scottish rye. It's not ideal as a sipper, but it's not terrible. It's unusual. And it's definitely a Johnnie Walker product. Price is right. I can't complain. Might do it again, but there are probably better sipper options out there. Still, if you like JW (and I do), then it's worth giving this bottle a shot. It's at least interesting. (I don't make cocktails at home, so hard to say how this would do with some mixers. Anything I could say to that would be a guess, so I'll not do that.)