Some Barrel chair, vanilla, and the standard bourbon spice profile. It’s decent on the rocks, otherwise it’s a little hot. Yes, at 100 proof that’s expected. I actually prefer the black label and 86 proof. I feel like that’s the sweet spot for those particular distillate. For the price it’s definitely worth your time easily compare it with the black label on the bottom shelf. The two together will combine to the price of a standard mid shelf bourbon at checkout.