No issues with this whiskey for what it is. I ha e yet to find an Irish Whiskey that I absolutely love to drink neat, but this one was one of my favorite Irishs so far. It's really smooth and sweet. No bitter alcohol taste to me. I tried it neat and it was kind of boring, but I just mixed this with Guinness and some coconut cream and ice, and it was amazing. I would buy a bottle of this to have for mixing.