Bright, shiny, cherry candy with some mustiness to it that is more green and bread crust with some mintiness. I get a lot of wood on the nose but it's less barrel char and more straight up lumber. Taste is first a dry, dusty cherry before the familiar bourbon barrel spices poke in. Still a bit bready, especially the crust to a soft loaf of honey wheat. Overall, the best taste comparison is an unglazed cherry-filled kolache. Pretty good, no weird spikes in the flavor. A solid bourbon, though I like "weird" things, and it doesn't necessarily jump out.