Visual: Medium amber/gold color. Thin to medium legs that take a little while to slide into the glass. Nose: Out of the bottle and into the glass, the first impression was objectionable to me: sour, almost like the smell of a used vacuum cleaner bag – seriously. Fortunately, this dissipated rather quickly and was replaced by much more pleasant notes. Wildflowers, vanilla, and amaretto. Not much alcohol burn at all, probably due to the low (40%) ABV. Palate: It begins sweet on the tip of the tongue, but the sweetness is soon overcome by a wash of savory/vegetal notes like legumes (edamame?). After a bit of a swirl on the tongue, some vanilla comes through, and I also get the nougat that others have mentioned. An interesting juxtaposition of sweet and savory notes in this one. Finish: The finish is short and a tad bitter. Empty glass: Lightly nutty. While this whiskey has a nice nose (after opening a bit) and an interesting sweet/savory thing going on, I thought lacked something in the complexity department, and was also a bit anemic. I think it would benefit from being bottled at a slightly higher ABV. Perhaps 46% would be ideal, but even 43% would likely have been an improvement. This gets three stars.