The nose is fairly bland. Alcohol, something a hair savory, some juniper. The palate is decent enough, starting off viscous with some sweet richness, then bringing out some spicy juniper and drying out. It's boring, but serviceable. Unlike Starr Blu, this definitely at least tastes like gin, though it has a bit too much of an alcohol flavor and not enough complexity. It's passable enough and certainly works for mixing. I'm bumping its score up. I might be eating it a tad high at 11, but it's surprisingly OK aside from the alcohol and lightness.