The taste is mellow and sophisticated with fruity sweet and crisp overtones. The finish is soft, long and soothing. Old Fitzgerald’s 1849 is the ideal whisky to sip straight, over ice, or with just a splash of water. Smoky, charred nose with complex earth tones. A deep brooding bourbon with butterscotch/vanilla underpinnings showing lovely interplay between honey and chocolate. Wood has a presence, but nuttily so.