NOSE: Caramel, grits, oak, red hots, anise clove, herbal and some biscuity notes. KO Distilling Distiller’s Reserve Bourbon carries a basic, standard bourbon aroma that isn’t exciting, but isn’t bad either. And for many craft distilleries, that’s an achievement all on its own. PALATE: Leathery dried dark fruit, complex baking and dessert spices, toffee, herbal, oak and brown sugar with some chocolate licorice and a bit of that raw-woody-craft note. I didn’t get that ubiquitous, woody-tannic, craft note on the nose, but it shows up a bit on the palate. FINISH: Med-Long -> Oak, baking spice, toffee fades to a nutty and woody profile.