Lux Row is quietly rising the ranks of my favorite names in whiskey. Today I've got what I consider their answer to Heaven Hill's Evan Williams (it might even be what they sourced for this.) At $20, this is the cheapest whiskey, or product for that matter, that I've reviewed on Distiller. Expectations aren't terribly high, but I've got an open mind. Nose: Dusty corn. Caramel, vanilla, and butterscotch. Cocoa. Orange peel and tobacco. Black pepper, rye spice, nutmeg, and clove. Oak and some green, grassy notes. A little simple but surprisingly good. Palate: Caramel and coca. Vanilla. Sawdust. Walnut, almond, cashew. Orange and orange peel. A soapy note I get in a lot of younger whiskies. Bitter oak. Even the cocoa tastes more bitter than it felt on the nose. Finish: More bitter cocoa, as well as vanilla and caramel. Black pepper, cinnamon, clove, nutmeg, allspice, and oak. Plenty of ethanol, indicative of a young spirit. Medium length, and leaning toward short. Surprisingly good whiskey despite its obvious youth. I was critical in my review, but I must acknowledge that this is a solid bourbon. And it's made even better when you consider the cost. Considering it's the cheapest spirit I've reviewed to date, I'm pretty satisfied with what I got. I usually pay an extra $10-15 to get his quality of whiskey. And when you do the math, that's almost enough to get another bottle of this. Value is a booster here. That's helped me reach my conclusion: 3/5.