This is amazingly complex. My wife bought me a bottle as a gift, I did not know what to expect. Nose is plums, cherries, BBQ sauce, and cinnamon. Taste is vanilla, brown sugar, cherries, spice, wood, and almond. Finish is smooth but lasting sweet and cherry. This is the best bourbon I ever had. When I said we got to get more of this - she told me what it cost - it is worth every dam penny!