I just loaded up on Woodford Bourbon, Rye, and this Double Oak expression. This is my first taste of the Double Oak, a neck pour. It was tasted neat from a glencairn and allowed to rest for about 15 minutes after the pour. Visually this is a dark walnut brown. A swirl indicates a lot of sheating and clearly defined tears running down into the bowl of the glass. I expect this to have a viscous mouth feel. My first impression of the nose are notes freshly baked cinnamon sugar cookies, buttered cornbread, raisin bread toast, cherries in syrup and wet oak. It's a sweet confectioner's nose, and it's quite pleasing. It is moderately complex. On the palate this doesn't present nearly as sweet. As I anticipated, there's a nice creamy mouth feel but the jolt of sugar I was expecting never came. There is a lot of barrel oak, some char, and a hint of maple syrup. There are no sharp edges. I also get browned butter, some brown sugar, a reflection of vanilla, overripe cherries, and maybe a bit of dark roasted nuts. There's a hint of lemon in the background. The finish is quick, with very little spice and no hang time. It's actually the least satisfying part of this bourbon. This is good. It's not crazy good, but it's solid. I'm enjoying it, but I really don't think another bottle is in my future. I rate on a scale of 1 to 5, where a 1 is a drain pour and a 5 is a perfect example of the expression. A competently made whiskey should score on the bell curve between a 2 and a 3, with a peak at 2.5. This deserves to be just above that curve. At $55 I don't think it offers a great value.