Very easy drinking. As primarily a bourbon guy, I try to switch it up some times with scotch. I usually find too much rubbing alcohol taste or too much peat in the under $50 bottles of scotch. This one has a slight rubbing alcohol taste but not overpowering. It does have a very strong orange peel flavor on the palate with a bit of a chocolate finish. Overall, probably the best under $50 scotch I have had except when Oban Little Bay is on sale.