Rating: 14/23 N: After a solid 20 minutes in the glass, this is fairly rich and sweet. I get vanilla, dry oak, light caramel, a little orange zest, and a fairly small waft of alcohol. It seems young, but full and rich for its age. P: Sweet with light caramel, vanilla, orange zest, tannic wood, black licorice, and faint herbal notes. A touch of dark chocolate and a hint of green banana. There's peppery spice, but the burn goes past peppery and becomes a bit harsh. The mouthfeel is moderately full, but perhaps a bit thin considering the proof. A touch of maple syrup here and there. That little bit of malted rye in this is a nice addition, but the core corn and barley really deliver a nice hedonistic core. When I tried Batch 206's Old Log Cabin bourbon (51% corn, 49% barley) recently, I found it to be a bit flat. This is much more interesting. F: A bit of watery chocolate with green banana. A hint of maple syrup. The peppery burn continues. - Conclusion - I would love to try a more mature version of this. How I wish the store I'd got this at had the bottled in bond version in stock and this one was sold out instead. This at full proof with 6-8 years of age would be decadent, I'm sure. Despite the youthful rough edges here, I can't see this being below a 14. An 18 seems high though. OK, switching to side-by-siding, I'm finding that my 15s are beating this. Elijah Craig Small Batch is almost as decadent, while being much more mature and balanced. Old Grand-Dad 114 likewise strikes me as better. This seems more along the lines of a 14, comparing well against Wild Turkey 101.