Let me start by saying, loon liqours is 100% worth checking out, and their other products are excellent. This whiskey is definitely not the star of the show, and should be used for mixing. Ethanol forward, followed by fresh oak, grass, and hint of pine. Sweet on the nose, light on the pallate, and not too much of a finish besides a little burn. Very new tasting and not super complex, but not offensive in any way. Loon has a few small-batch craft ryes (they do a standard version and a barrel-proof, the latter of which is WAY better at only 55-72 proof) that are superb, and will get better with time. As of now, they are all fresh and bright on the pallate with a lot of the mash bill coming through, which makes sence given that most are between 42-48 months aged (as of summer 2023). The folks over at Loon definitely know what they’re doing. The big thing here is how new the distillery is, and it would be asinine to expect a fine craft whiskey without years of time to perfect the mash and try different levels of aging. Give them a decade, and loon will be putting out beautiful whiskey!