So quick info, just pass on this. It's a joke beyond words. Just pass, these guys are putting out trash and charging these stupid prices. It's comical. But I was suckered in. Nose - Honestly, it's a weird nose. Kinda comes off like a young, ethanol forward bourbon. Taste - first off this feels like water and then kicks on the back like 200 proof, wtf is going on here? OK so it's vanilla and oak. I mean there's not really much more going on. It's almost as if someone flavored vanilla vodka with bourbon and oak. Just for sanity I poured me some belle meade reserve, all those rye spices and lovely balanced sweet and spicy notes. Lovely. The 400 dollar bourbon? It's sweeter, but it's almost like it tastes like a watered down bourbon as in I just added too much water, but then hits with alcohol. Water - oddly enough the water seems to be teasing out some things on the nose. Bringing out more bourbon oils and more of a mellow creamy note. The nose at first was crazy closed off. Getting a bit of odd mushroom sauce notes here, but mostly just oak and vanilla. Water Pallet - it's still pretty thin but it's not more thin than before. I'm getting more spice and tannins. The finish is medium but it's better now than before. Going back again to the belle meade, it's younger but it's not young. The flavors are rich and full as hell. Great whisky. The st nick is coming alive slowly for me and it's not a bad bourbon. I can't even guess where this is from. There's a legit note of buffalo trace with way more oak and bite than normal. Overall I'm scoring it a 2.25, but if price factors in at all, it's a 0. Seriously screw these guys.