Blade and Bow Bourbon

I picked this up on recommendation from an employee who said he was a Scotch drinker but this is one of the bourbons he really likes. Plus it was $3 normal price, so why not. I had no idea it was a Stitzel-Weller product when I bought it, and looking back it's the only Weller adjacent bourbon I can find in NC. The clear superlative of this bourbon is the nose. It is truly great for a 91 proof bourbon. The fruit notes jump right out of the glass, no swirling necessary. You also get a burst of spicy oak, I'm guessing it's mostly oak because of the low proof. The taste is lighter than expected given the nose and I get more oak than fruit by contrast. The finish is shorter than average, especially for this price. I'd rate the aspects of the whiskey chronologically in descending order: nose - great; taste - very good; finish - average. You can't go wrong with this bottle despite the price close to $50, especially given its availability compared to other Buffalo Trace/Weller products. I don't understand negative reviews that focused on Diageo heavily advertising this based on the Weller name, because if they did that then they would make the Weller font size the same as Blade & Bow on the bottle. But it's tiny font in all locations, so to me that's downplaying the distillery. Additionally, this bottle design is fantastic. It's one I'm going to save for blending.