Far from my first pour of this Irish beauty, so let's give it a rate. Nose is fruity - apples and melon come to the forefront with an unsurprising heavy honey note. Floral on the edges...it is on the sweet end of the spectrum, and unabashedly so. While I could just nose this pour and end the evening quite happy, the sip does not disappoint. More fruity (apple) notes spring up early and there remains plenty of sweet honey, but a hefty dose of vanilla comes in before long and holds its grip until the dying end. There's a bit more girth here than, say, a Redbreast 12, but it makes it a notably different whiskey, and not in a bad way. Finishes incredibly smooth with a long, yet graceful ending...this is probably my favorite offering from Powers (to date...)