This is a barley whisky - an American "single malt," meaning in plain English that it's made from 100% sprouted barley in one distillery. It's 86 proof, cost me $47.99 at Kelly Liquors, and has no age statement. It's the color of beer in the glass - a yellow-brown. 𝗡𝗢𝗦𝗘: This is the best part of the whisky. I initially get a melange of fruit, which with continued nosing I'm able to resolve into mango, pineapple, apple, a little bit of orange, and finally a hint of chocolate. After the first sip I got, in addition to this, a distinct undifferentiated grain note. 𝗠𝗢𝗨𝗧𝗛𝗙𝗘𝗘𝗟: Surprisingly smooth for something that's only 86 proof. 𝗧𝗔𝗦𝗧𝗘: All I got was honey butter and brine. 𝗙𝗜𝗡𝗜𝗦𝗛: Sour! It tasted so bad that I didn't even notice how long or short it is. 𝗦𝗨𝗠𝗠𝗔𝗥𝗬: The first glass I had of this whisky was all right, but as the bottle has opened up it's gotten less and less good, until now I just don't like it. I'll not buy it again. 𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗡𝗚: On my hick scale this comes in at 3, Mediocre (1 is the lowest and 8 is the highest on this scale). This is the same as 1.875 stars, 37.5/100, or 3.75/10.