This review is for Batch 1. Nose is toasted rye bread with apple butter. Unusual combination, but pleasant. The palate starts woody and continues with light fruitiness, adding anise and mint. Cinnamon comes forward on the finish. This is a very nice whiskey. I liked this quite a bit more at the second and third sitting than I did the first. A good rye for non-rye drinkers. Two years on and I stumbled on this same bottle on sale at Liquor Barn in Lexington, KY (last bittle) for $75. Absolutely delicious.