Nose - Nice fruity nose, toasted sugars, caramel, barrel aged apple/pear cider, light spice. Taste - Light white pepper spice, faint wisp of smoke & brine, watered down honey & aged apple cider/calvados. Finish - Light lingering white pepper spice, light saline, "clean" sweetness of watered down vanilla/honey, light/soft/mellow wood tannic. Score - 75/100 Final Thoughts - So this is a bit of a step up from the Black in that it loses that weird splenda-like sweet I got. It definitely tastes like it has some older whisky in it as it has that mouthfeel that only years in oak can have. Still very one-dimensional and "smooth" of the light caramel & apple/pear flavors. The target market is definitely for those who just want something simple to sip on and not have to think to hard. Would make a decent highball I think. Would I drink it if offered? - Yes Would I specifically order it? - No Would I buy a bottle? - No