Tasted in a Glencairn spirits nosing glass. Aroma - Neat - Cherry, lightly ashy, some typical Speyside scotch notes, very woody and resinous. Adding a teaspoon of water. . . Cocoa nibs, Wood sap, a certain metallic quality, rock quarry Taste - Neat - Quite hot as to be expected being at true barrel strength. Extremely rich vanilla Custard and Sophisticated wood. Adding a teaspoon of water . . . Buttery, Cherry. Final thoughts - While this is a quite tasty Bourbon, I find it to be a bit lacking in its complexity for being full cask strength. The notes it has, it delivers on very powerfully, but those flavors are also typical and expected.