This one is very light, a pale straw or pear juice in the glass. The overarching character is light, sweet, and airy, very easy drinking and with a relatively short, quiet finish. Like a diluted mix of vanilla cream and apple juice. It's of such a delicate character that it faded to very little when smoked with a cigar, unlike other whiskies I tried at the same time (Talisker Storm, Lagavulin 16, and Nikka Whisky from the Barrel). I got several bottles of this at an incredible discount of $20 a bottle, where it felt like a great value as a mixer and gentle sipping spirit. My review is pegged to that price; I'd look elsewhere at the $40-50 price point where I see this now. At that high a price, it's a nice introduction to single grain but would only merit a 3-star rating.