Rarely do I buy a bottle without first trying a pour at a local restaurant or bar. However, no one had this that I could find in the area. So I went ahead and did it, and once again it was reinforced - try before you buy. First I screwed off the lid, no cork here, and smelled the disappointment. Don’t get me wrong, it is not bad. It’s more at $60 I expected excellence. All the tasting notes are there but just blah. Unfortunate and an expensive whiskey I will use to mix drinks. I will tell you though, their vodka is amazing.