Green oak, cinnamon, grain spice on the nose. Get earthy, grass spice in the taste. Hint of cinnamon from the nose comes through on taste also. Sweet heat hits roof of mouth on the finish but aside from sweet heat not much there - short. Overall, I like this dram - good sipper for me. Updated: enjoy this more each time I have it. Now getting some red apple on nose. Not quite as cinnamony on taste, but still sweet. Much longer finish than initially tasted. Great bourbon for $30!