Nose: Mild, confectionery vanilla and caramel. Palate: Mild, confectionery vanilla and caramel. Finish: Short. Mild, confectionery vanilla and caramel. This is one of the few whiskeys I've come close to pouring down the sink. Vanilla and caramel. That's all there is. It's sickly sweet, fat, dull, totally devoid of character and costs too much. Sounds like some politicians. I've given it one point as it is not actually poisonous or badly made, but it's the very definition of "cloyingly bland". "Poor" : 60/100 (1 star)