A good option on the rocks when there aren't better options. Smell is like acid but taste is like vanilla and aftertaste is chocolate and raspberries. There's definitely a burn (not too strong but there). I'm not sure where it fits - it's very good neat but not a world-beater, not worth drinking neat over other options, even with the price discount. On the rocks it's just not quite right - good? Yes. Does it make me excited to drink on the rocks? Not really. I think this is a good option but in the end, a pass. EDITORS NOTE: this was the last one I drank in a full night of tasting so if there was ever a whisky due a second chance later in life, it's this one. $52 UPDATE #2: Have always felt like I needed to go back to this and give it a fair review. Finally bought a bottle, at least a year after originally tasting it. My comments haven’t changed. It’s not bad neat, definitely better than a Jameson or a Johnny Walker Black. It’s definitely better on the rocks, takes the pretty significant edge off that you have to deal with when you have it neat. But again, for the price you have to pay, it’s just not worth buying. A good option in a vacuum and when surrounded by nothing but bad options, but when you have a full collection to choose from it just doesn’t make sense to order this. It’s not better than any of the competitors in its tier.