"I have had several pours from my bottle before posting this review. The nose is surprisingly muted but opens with a few drops of water. The aromas include lemon zest, bitter herbs and mint. It reminds me of a toned down lemon Pledge furniture polish smell; which a bit off putting. Fortunately it does not taste like lemon Pledge; I can only imagine furniture polish would not taste good but I have no personal experience :-) The taste is classic rye with a bit if sourness and cinnamon bite on the finish. The high alcohol content is most noticeable on the finish. The furniture polish smell should have doomed my review but I do like this whiskey as a whole. A good example of the the sum of the parts ultimately resulting in a good whiskey. "