Malt and cereal. If I tasted this blind I would actually think it was a Speyside. Very impressed by this offering. It doesn't have as many floral notes as Balcones Lineage or Stranahan's Blue Peak but I keep coming back to this one more than them. Subsequent sips have brought out molasses and milk chocolate. Would definitely recommend if you can find it and I appreciate the age statement. Updated rating from 3.75 to 4.25: This expression keeps getting better with each bottle I get. I now get tropical notes, like a ripe mango along with all the other tasting notes. I've taken it to multiple functions and converted people that say they don't like whiskey to wanting to get a bottle. It's simply a great whiskey. Cheers!