Nose: Quite full, with a pleasant buttery richness. Sweet malt and honey aromas with a hint of dried fruits, oatmeal biscuits and a definite suggestion of rockmelon (cantaloupe). It's an appealing and inviting nose. Palate: Sweet arrival, very like the flavour of golden syrup or thinned malt extract, and this remains the dominant note on the palate. There is little development, and it's very fast, but you do notice creamy vanilla, caramel fudge, a hint of green apple and mild, sweet nutty notes. The texture is full and very soft. Finish: Short. The malt-extract and syrup character fades to generic sweetness with an afterthought of oak. A basic but surprisingly pleasant bottom-shelf Irish blend. It's a bit bland but has a sweet malty profile, which is undoubtedly what makes it work. To give it its due there are no obvious faults, although I'd wager that if you drank more than a couple of drams it would become cloying. Its sweetness is its strength, but also its flaw. It's an easy drinking session whiskey that works just fine neat, diluted or with ice and certainly won't break the bank. In Australia this is one of the cheapest whiskies you can buy, and if you prefer your whiskey to be free of any smoke character then it would be preferable to most bottom-shelf blended scotches. "Average" : 78/100 (2.75 stars)