Bitter and astringently woody at first, this puckers lips and tip of the tongue with a sourness that turns slightly acrid. Mercifully, those flavors dissipate and yield to that sticky sweet note from the nose, now coming back in more sedate form as this moves toward midpalate. The whisky coats the tongue and the roof of the mouth with the wood-inflected flavor of marshmallow. This somewhat disintegrates into the finish, with the whiskey splaying out into a broad muddle of flavors and a textural flatness that is in contrast to the very sharp entrance. A mildly woody nuance is all that this leaves by way of an aftertaste.