Smoke Wagon Uncut Unfiltered Bourbon

In the quest to search for a higher Rye bourbon to make drinks with ( although I now realize, Smoke Wagon Uncut Unfiltered is probably a bit too nice to mix ), I decided to pick up a bottle of this stuff that a buddy of mine swears by. I had a taste last night, without really stopping to write down notes and I was mightily impressed... Although there is an underlying ethanol hit from the proof, there is some pleasantly sweet caramel on the nose with some herbaceous rye spice and orange pith. Smells like it will be mostly dry and spicy with a little sweetness. What an insanely unique taste this is. It opens with sweet and innocent caramel but is almost immediately engulfed in bittersweet dark chocolate and cherries. The rye hits full strength about mid palate; leather and tannic oak packs a bitter wallop along with some tongue prickling pepper and as these flavors fade toward the finish, that herbaceous rye spice stays. The finish is decidedly dry. Leather and tannic oak finish this rather enjoyable if not slightly hectic and conflicted bourbon. You know, its unique for sure without being offensive. That's HARD to pull off in the world of bourbon. I'd say this is well worth the price of admission for such a unique drink.