The flavor is mild and smooth with a lot of fruit, flowers, and minerals. It tastes young and the alcohol flavors do come out. There is a bitter undertone that pervades the finish. The fruitiness is nice as are some of the floral notes, but bitter minerality in the vein of some gins or vodkas comes out in the finish. It's smooth, but needs some more time in the cask. There's a fair amount of vanilla adding to the fruity-floral mix. There's a lot of sweetness, but it's still weak and the bitterness is distasteful. It isn't awful, but it tastes more like Jameson, Glenlivet 12, and E&J XO than it should at this price. It has some flavors going on, but they don't produce a beautiful marriage and are not good enough to warrant the price. The weakness and strong alcohol finish really hamstring this whiskey. This is usually drinkable, but is only enjoyable in the saddest of circumstances. Compared with Kavanagh, this is rich and complex with some apricot flavor. It's sweeter. It's richer than Bushmill's Black Bush and tastes less of alcohol. It's good enough, but it isn't great. This is pretty good in the right context, though it is never great. It is mildly sweet with mineral notes and an interestingly floral flavor of candied orange peel. You know, I appreciate the clean flavor here. There is that Irish bitterness, but it is subdued. Mostly, there are grain and hay flavors backed by strong floral, orange blossom, and malty notes. There's something here that provides a little richness that suggests toffee. It's a solid sipper but it definitely isn't exciting. It's sweet and playful. This is a mild Irish whiskey, but that also results in a reduction of the bad flavors. The clean flavor really wins this drink big points. Why didn't they stop distilling it earlier though? Drinking Bushmill's 21 right after this reveals no off notes, just nectar (so maybe this isn't as nice as it initially seems). This is pretty good - substantially better than Bushmill's Black Bush. Quite drinkable. Different from, but surprisingly competitive with Oban Little Bay. Certainly inferior to Nikka From The Barrel, though not by a tremendous amount.