This tasting is coming from a Wine & Beyond store pick, specifically barrel #20-20111 which was bottled on Nov 2, 2020. The nose is warm and subtle, delivering brown sugar and molasses up front, and charred cherries and oak out back. These are some of the classics I was expecting. While the ethanol isn’t too prominent initially, if you sit with this long enough and keep exploring, it will jump out occasionally and bite you. The palate comes to play a bit harder then the nose with that uncut proof. First sip is an explosion of citrus, baking spices and heat, quickly carried to all the tastebuds thanks to a good amount of oil. Some maillard reaction sweetness comes next, reminding me of a charred barrel stave dipped in toffee. Then things settle down with soft leather and cereal notes, gently bringing you to the finish. That finish is medium in length, with a decent lingering warmth that leaves you with peppery oak tannins and some bitter orange rind. Overall a really good bourbon (Ok, Tennessee whiskey) that has a quiet nose, loud palate and somewhere in-between finish. Here in Alberta there aren’t too many good CS under 100 so if you see this for a good price snag it.