I should have ordered the cask strength instead. The price was similar and this seems "watered down". Not too much going on IMO. It's good, but I have some Irish I really like, and this isn't as good as the lot of them. That said, I have had the coveted Red Breast 27, and the flavors of THAT haunt me, it was that good. I had hoped for the slight hint of those flavors in the 12 years but I didn't notice any.