OVERALL: If you remember my review of the brand's initial release, Whiskey JYPSI Legacy Batch 001, you'll recall how surprised I was upon tasting it. Based on that positive experience, my expectations for the Explorer Series were much higher than when I first tried Legacy Batch 001. However, I still felt a bit apprehensive about the "celebrity whiskey" status of the Explorer Series and its price point, which was more than half that of Legacy Batch 001.