Nose: Honey, toffee, vanilla, oak, black peppers, peaches, bananas, sugar, and slight citrus Palate: Honey, toffee, oak, vanilla, spices, malty, and sugar sweet Finish: Spice, black peppers, baking spices, toffee, vanilla, oak, and a little citrus zest The Bulleit rye is an amazing bottle of rye because of the price and flavor that it brings. It has all the needs of a rye to sip neat or mix in a cocktail, especially eggnog. The nose is spicy and sweet; very much balanced on each so harmoniously that they weave together. On the palate the spices come through but once again intertwined with the nice toffee and vanilla notes. The finish is medium in length but definitely follows through on the flavors from the palate with a little emphasis from the oak. This is an amazing rye for its price and one that is surely to find a place in any liquor cabinet.