Week Two of my Irish whiskey Advent gets kicked off by this offering. First, kudos for giving it an age statement despite its youth - they could have easily opted for some fancy marketing BS instead, but they didn't. And, it's worth saying, this is a mature-feeling eight year old whiskey - there's not a lot of new spirit burn present. That being said, it's a bit of a lightweight in ways both good and bad. Positively, it's refreshingly gentle - as bright and airy as a warm spring day, with the smell of hay and a few wildflowers on the breeze. However, the delicacy comes without much in the way of complexity or interesting flavors. It's the whiskey equivalent of a 71*F, sunny day in late May...sure, it's hard not to enjoy, but it's the kind of weather that doesn't feel like weather. There is no "there" there. One to add to my "happy to drink if given to me, unlikely ever to spend money on" file.