Revisiting this one, although previously rated and reviewed. Just wanting to see if it has evolved at all or if my palette has. This bottle has been open about 3 months and is about half full. Appearance: Amber in color, oily, leaving a ring around glencarin when swirled and long legs. Nose: Interestingly...Amber! One of my favorite scents and a scent I wear often, my "signature scent" so I know it well. Ripe cherries, maybe maraschino, faint alcohol aroma that is non offensive to the nostrils. vanilla cream, buttery, and a very mild smoke essence. Cinnamon lurks innocently. Mouthfeel: Super creamy and while not super full it has a nice middle range level on the mouthfeel, not sticky, but still sweet and clingy. Flavor: : The flavors are interesting this time around. I get a distinct cinnamon flavor along with a touch of mint and Tai basil. Then once the palate is prepped you get those sweet flavors such as cream, cherry, caramel and vanilla but there is also this burnt sugar bitterness / sweetness. The flavors do linger awhile and play around in the mouth going toward a tart lime in the finish. Finish: Tart lime with multitudes of sweet flavors dancing around but an herbaceous clingy flavor that won't entirely let go. This is not a good nor a bad thing depending on what you prefer and enjoy. I find it quite enjoyable to have all these elements not so much struggling against each other but playing nicely - as they do in this bourbon. The above, woven in with just the right amount of smokiness is a true joy. Does it BLOW MY MIND? Well, no, not entirely and not for as hard as it is to find around my area but it is very much worth it if I can find it - around 50.00 bucks that is. As long as I can get it for 50 I will keep it in my stash as I feel it is a great bourbon to share with anyone, the new to bourbon and long time fans alike. I rated this 3.75 in the past, and I am conflicted if I should leave it there or move it up. I really need to establish a solid rating system. I think it more than deserves the 3.75 but is it a 4? What would I base that on? A solid 4 yes for price point which I hate to get into - but its reasonable - for now. A solid 4 for being enjoyable for anyone really. Solid 4 for having many different flavors that play nice with each other. But 4 seems high because there are so many other wonderful and yes far better whiskies to explore and that I have enjoyed. So until I decide on a proper system for me I am going to move it up to 4.00 because there are so many reasons to do so versus keeping at 3.75 just because I have not got my shit together yet.