This is definitely a ‘gatekeeper’ scotch. For the money ($30 OR prices) you have a crowd pleaser/daily drinker thats hard to beat. I mean, JW Black is $10 more. Not much of a challenge here but it’s a good relaxing sipper. At this price point, Lismore is competition but this is a little ’cleaner’ tasting. A great ‘fair game’ bottle.