A great way to ruin a good Canadian whiskey. This is pretty terrible. I had hoped that this was possibly done the way peated Scotch is in that the grains are dried and flavored with the burning of peat, or in this case Texas mesquite. Instead, as soon as the bottle is opened your senses are assaulted with what smells like a charcoal barbeque. While there is nothing wrong with barbeque, this tastes like liquid smoke. They literally took their whiskey and added a liquid smoke extract of sorts that just ruins this otherwise enjoyable blended Canadian whiskey. I wish I could have gotten a refund. Instead, I just dumped it out. If you want smoke and whiskey, I'd suggest Jura Superstition if you can find it, or anither lightly peated Scotch such as Bowmore or Highland Park 12.