Barrel No. 001609982 Warehouse CL-O Barreled 02-2012 Age 8 years 8 months Open 3 months Nose - Caramel, honey roasted peanuts, vanilla, oranges, charcoal, dry baking spices, medium oak and ethanol. Palate - Light caramel and vanilla, pecan pie, black pepper, baking spices, caramelized orange, and oak spice. Medium-short finish with dry oak tannins, rye, corn dust, toasted caramel, and medium ethanol. Initially I would've rated this higher, closer to a 4.25. There were few differences between this and the Booker's 2020-02 I bought last year. However, over time this mellowed out, losing some of the potent rich flavors I thought persisted in Booker's. This is still really solid bourbon and is significantly better than $40 Jim Beam Single Barrel 108 proof. Is Booker's worth $30 more? I don't think so. The primary issue with Baker's is not that Booker's is slightly better, it's that Knob Creek Single Barrel is $10 cheaper, older, and higher proof. So if that prominent peanut brittle profile in Jim Beam, Booker's, and Baker's isn't your favorite flavor, then I would unquestionably buy Knob Creek over this. Kudos to the redesign. The labeling is visible and informative, and I like the bottle/cork top they're using for this and Legent.