On a trip to Florida and four of us are trying four high proof wheated bourbons: Lanceny barrel proof batch A120 and B520, both bottom third Makers Mark barrel stave program with 6 French mocha staves 109 proof, top third Boone County 7yr SiB 122 proof, top third Pretty stiff competition with very close scoring We all appreciate sharing thoughts. One will say "I get ---" and the replies vary from "Yeah, now that you mention it" or, "No not at all" . Nobody is offended by any opinion. A great way to spend the afternoon with ribs on the smoker. This one starts out really hot and took a few minutes to settle out. While it's mostly traditional bourbon fragrances, it's strong on burnt marshmallow and brown sugar. The palate is of pecan pie with bitter edges. The finish is hot and leaves a pleasant brown sugar, marshmallow for a good while. I put this one at fourth and actually rate it more of a 3.9 but there is less than a half point difference across the lot. Two other tasters placed this higher.