Sampled neat from a Flaviar taster. Before I get to the review, I certainly don't recommend Flaviar. Nothing about my experience with them would convince me to join their program. The nose is sweet with some grapey notes and a solid apple profile. This smells like a wonderful jelly to put on toast in the morning. On the palate this is soft, sweet and undemanding. Not sure if this is worth having in a cocktail. I can imaging the lemon juice totally crushing it in a Sidecar. There's no way for me to be certain as the "sampler" would be a pretty depressing neat pour at most restaurants. Anyway, its inoffensive. At the going rate which seems to be about $35 I'm not sure I wouldn't opt for something like a VSOP cognac. That would mean a step down to 80 proof, but maybe a bit more interesting complexity on the palate? I rate it on a scale of 1 to 5. A competent mass-market product should land on a bell curve with the average clustered between 2 and 3. This is a competent, average brandy.