This is my favorite Scotch but the last bottle I purchased was lackluster. Not sure if the older stocks are dwindling or if I just got a blah bottle. I'll let you know the next time I buy a new bottle. Generally this dram is sweet but not cloyingly so and not in a honey vanilla sort of way - it's partially aged in port barrels, so a berry raisin sweetness is more on point. I personally prefer this dram over the sherried Lasanta.