I have mixed emotions about this. If you enjoy drinking pancake syrup straight from the bottle, this might be for you. If you are trying to learn to enjoy bourbon, this may be a good way to start. It does not have a bad taste, just way too sweet for what I think a typical bourbon should taste like. As a matter of fact, you would have to extract some sugar from this to make an old fashioned. This will be a mixer for me. Might be good in an ice cream shake.