Awful! I've NEVER found a whiskey/whisky that I could not tolerate, until now. For my palate, I don't understand how the Distiller Staff rated this an 81. More like 61. I've often said, "...if you don't like it,mix it with a cola. It's bad even with Coke. 1oz of this stuff with 5 oz o food Coke and a lot of ice was the only way that I could get it down. I gave serious thought about pouring it out.