I have railed against this before as the price was so close to the 10 yr so why buy it. So happens I found this on sale for $24 so figured Id check it out. I have read a lot of reviews stating" cant drink this straight/terrible neat/only for mixing". I can tell you if you prefer your scotch neat this is perfectly drinkable. Is it great?..no but certainly better than a myriad of shit grain blends. Nose is mild with malty orange, light barrel and a bit of baking spice. This theme carries into the palate with sweet malty orange and toasted oak. It is not deep or rich and the finish is fairly flat and quick. I get the idea of mixing this sure but again the normal price of this is close to the 10 which is much better in every regard so whats the point. Not a terrible malt as some would have you believe just kind of irrelevant........76/100........drinkable but the 10 yr, Monkey, Naked, and others are superior.