Bottle #2 of a 12 Days of Christmas Gift Set: Nose is pretty faint, with just a little apple and pear presenting. Palate is very smooth, and tastes so much of grape that it present more like cognac than whisky. After a few seconds, traditional flavors of caramel, vanilla and corn arrive, but don't last very long, and aren't very pronounced. The finish is short, slightly drying, smooth and pleasant. Not a bad drink by any stretch, but also not very challenging or complex. Light, fresh, and easy to drink, this could be just the thing to get that fence sitter started on the whisky trail.