Nose - smoked meat, honey, sweet and spicy BBQ sauce, burnt brown sugar, vanilla, Mexican street corn, toffee, hickory smoke, nutmeg, clove, cornbread, apricot, burnt rubber, leather, tobacco, moderate ethanol burn. Taste - smoked meat, grilled apricot and peach, honey, hickory smoke, ash, cornbread, cherry, burnt brown sugar, vanilla, cinnamon, nutmeg, leather, tobacco, spicy BBQ sauce, strong oak char, moderate alcohol bite, finishing medium long with smoked meat, brown sugar, and baking spice flavors. Is this another Balcones I need to add to my permanent collection? Yep! The profile is so interesting. I agree with other reviewers who say you need to wait until the mood strikes for this one. It’s not an everyday dram, but one I absolutely want in my arsenal. The whole experience screams BBQ with all the fixin’s. BBQ meat, sauce, cornbread, and the smoker in the background, it’s all there. This is definitely worth the $50 price tag. In the past, I’ve picked up on BBQ smoked meat notes in some scotches, but nothing like this. There’s no subtlety here. If you want a BBQ whiskey, Balcones has provided a BBQ whiskey. It’s unlike anything I’ve ever tasted, in a good way. Brimstone also lacks that overly sweet, shallow profile I’ve noticed with the other corn whiskies I’ve tasted. This is just dialed in really well. Thank you to @jonwilkinson7309 for the sample. What a great experience.