Nose:  A little oak.  Brown sugar and cinnamon.  Not unpleasant. Palate:  Pretty thin- no surprise.  Sweet corn.  Cinnamon from the nose is stronger.  Brown sugar gets pushed to the back, but is present. Finish:  Short.  A bit musty.  Everything on the palate just tapers off to a spicy burn. Overall: Better than I expected for a bottom-shelf whisky.  It has more character than Old Crow, for example. Definitely made for mixing.  Would probably hold up all right if you wanted to drink it on the rocks, thought I wouldn't give the ice time to melt or this bourbon will disappear. Note: The price I gave of $20 is for a handle of Sam Clay. In Virginia, you have to buy this whiskey in bulk.