Color: The whisk(e)y is a Dark shade of Amber. Taste: This whisk(e)y taste is refined. It has a better than moderate/typical flavor profile. It has a creamy/oily density to the body and it's a well balanced. This is a very smooth pour with some big bold oak notes in this 12 yr. old pour but it's a symphony that's in tune and in tempo and that oak is the crescendo. I don't see anything I don't like in this pour. This is a more advanced pour then average drams and has a good balance between sweetness and dryness but leans more towards the sweet-side. No burn noticed either! Notes detected include: Cinnamon, Rye, Apple, Orange blossoms, Fresh cut oak, Tons of Butterscotch/Carmel, Honey, Maple Syrup, Tobacco, Vanilla. The nose for this is amazing. My only negative (of sorts)… the finish for this whisk(e)y is medium but overall one of the more pleasant pours I've had this week! If I can find a steady of source of this, it'll always be in-house!