This whiskey smells like a bubblegum Irish whiskey with a strong dill aroma and some smoke. The taste comes forth with rye, bubblegum, clove, cinnamon, vanilla, banana, and cherry. It then tastes of buttery cookie, malt, smoke, candied sugar, clove, bubblegum, anise, mint, and cherry. It then finishes with multigrain bread, butterie cookie, smoke, vanilla, clove, caramel, cherry, and anise. The mothfeel is very smooth at first but becomes very peppery and spicy as it rests for longer in your mouth. It’s more rich and oily than Powers Gold Label, but not as much as Powers John’s Lane. Overall, it tastes like if Irish whiskey was made into a gum flavor. It’s much stronger in flavor than Powers Gold LabelI, but I think someone who isn’t a fan of the herbal and spice of rye will not enjoy it. It’s still very different than American ryes, being smoother and much more buttery. I certainly think it is one of the best whiskeys in the low $30’s range, although I’m biased towards ryes.