2.5/5 -. Trying for the first time in a while. I Honestly used to love this scotch when the only thing I could compare it to was Crown Royal or Canadian club. So much more flavorful than either of those....I thought people who stuck their noses up at it and called it garbage were full of crap and were just trying to seem sophisticated. Well now I can't even drink it unless it's mixed with coke on a mountain of ice. To be fair, as a first drink with loads of ice it's not terrible...But compared to practically any single malt on the shelf it's not even close in quality. It tastes metalic, and funky and overly sweet. It's truly hard to believe how great I thought JW Red was just 3 years ago. Wow.