Batch No. 16A05 Open 6 weeks Nose - Sweet, sickly corn mash, vanilla bean, cherry, butterscotch, light oak and ethanol. Palate - Sweet corn and cereal with a refreshing bite, almost like a corn-flavored cough drop, circus peanuts, butterscotch that has been drizzled over vanilla ice cream, and white peppercorn. Finish is long, corn mash menthol, light oak tannins, floral rye spice, a hint of cherry and red apple. This is an interesting and weird mix of flavors. Although a high rye bourbon, this is nothing like a Four Roses, MGP, or OGD. That low entry proof, sweet mash, and age must contribute to the odd breath mint quality of this whiskey. At this point it may sound terrible to you, but it actually works. Instead of overwhelming the palate with rye and youthful flavors, it cleanses the palate. Now I do think this is overpriced considering the rye cask strength was $10 more, however, Wilderness Trail is making good whiskey and I wish they were distributing in NC. Next up I'll have to try the wheated single barrel or a cask strength bourbon.