Neat. Second pour but first time I sat down with it for a proper tasting. The nose is more delicate than any other ECBP thus far. That’s not a bad thing, there is nice flavor here but it isn’t over the top. I want to describe it as peanut brittle - but it isn’t quite peanut. It’s more like almond butter. There is a nice pear note here too. Toffee. Lots of Christmas spices too - cinnamon, nutmeg, even a fresh pine. It has surprising depth honestly. It felt more one note on my first impression but I didn’t have a whiskey glass for that pour. Mouthfeel is creamy but very light. Getting sweet tobacco and pepper initially. The almond butter really comes through mid palate. Lots of vanilla sweet cream up front too. A nut brittle comes through and is the main notes I am getting on the finish. Initially I thought the finish was weak and disappointing. But on subsequent sips, the oil is really building and the finish continues to extend. There is a surprising lack of oak but it is showing up more and more on the finish. Okay this is a really good whiskey but compared to other ECBP batches, it is missing this extra gear of flavor. It hits such a different flavor spectrum than other batches that I do appreciate it. I am glad I got a bottle but I am not going to be hunting a back up like I did last year’s batches. It’ll be an interesting pour to throw in blind flights when the ECBP name isn’t setting such high expectations.