Nose: medium malt, honey, shortbread cookie, crisp orchard fruits, pear, hint of dried dark fruits, maybe hint of orange citrus, sherry, overall heavy fruit note, light vanilla, fairly rich, light grain or cereal note but nothing off putting. Taste: very much like the nose, fruits, sherry, toffee, almost an interesting sort of nuttiness to it, walnut- including the bitter note walnut gives on the finish, some barrel spice notes. Bushmills did a great job with this one, imo. Actually one of my favorites for an affordable Irish whisky. Very easy drinking.