Part of a “piglets” variety pack for $20 and with a full bottle retailing for well more than I am comfortable with, I’m eager for the opportunity to sample this. The nose is really, really faint. I’m talking like almost non-existent. I’m getting some grass, lemon pepper, and a floral sweet note (magnolia?) Kind of an inauspicious start. Of course with a nose this mild there isn’t even a trace of ethanol. On the sip, not sure if I have had a whiskey THIS well rounded. Picking out individual flavors is a bit of a struggle, but getting butterscotch, honeysuckle, lemongrass, caramel, and gentile rye. Definitely tasty, but very mild. Finish is short and dry with grains of paradise and fresh oak. Mouthfeel is soft, delicate and silky. Overall? Oh boy. Let me start by saying it’s clear this is a finely crafted product, but it just didn’t deliver for me. Flavors too soft and WAY to rounded for my palate. Honestly, I enjoyed the standard 10yr much more. And I’d be remiss not to tackle the elephant in the room; at $159 (in my area) for a 750ml, the pricing on this is in my opinion, insane. With its mild softness this is bound to be somebody’s cup of tea, but it’s just not mine.