The nose starts off with a youthful astringency reminiscent of applying hand sanitizer in which the alcohol hits hard before fading yet remains in the background of notes frosted shredded whole wheat cereal followed by dehydrated tart cherries, apple chips then light floral notes that transitions to black pepper and fresh cedar wood chips with a medium ethanol burn. The taste is a thin mouthfeel starting with that youthful astringency that blocks any notes before finally fading to reveal frosted shredded whole wheat cereal followed by cherry flavored NyQuil, apple chips then light floral notes that transitions to black pepper and fresh laid bags of cedar wood chips with a medium ethanol burn. The finish is short with cherry flavored NyQuil, shredded whole wheat cereal, roasted chestnuts, black pepper and fresh cedar wood chips. Comparing this to the Henry Road Straight malt, this is slightly better but still youthful and offensive. I think the company might reconsider changing their name to CRIMES instead of LAWS because there have been some crimes committed to my palate with these whiskies so far. A big thanks to @ctbeck11 for the generous sample for me to taste.