Nose: sweet, vanilla, sour apple, pepper Taste: butterscotch, vanilla, candied apple, little spice (not a lot) chocolate. You definitely have some nice Irish notes from the blended Irish whiskey a little more complex for an Irish, much like the original founders reserve, but you do have a silky back end from the rum barrels. Great accompaniment for the already smooth Irish whiskey, having the end of rum cask really adds to it.