Having just tried the Caskmates IPA, I didn't have high hopes for this. BOY, WAS I WRONG. It has such a nice rich chocolate-cream on the nose that it made normal Jameson smell like relatively nothing when I went back for a comparison. The mouthfeel is a lot heavier and a lot more satisfying in my opinion. The taste carries those rich chocolatey notes into your mouth before having a nice black pepper finish that doesn't seem to last long enough. Very good whiskey.