Bottle kill. I wanted to like this one, but it just never hit the right notes for me. It's not bad, just doesn't live up to the hype for me. It's a bit hot and peppery, which I don't mind, but not much oak and not much sweetness either. There also a faint old lacquer taste, it's not bad but it just doesn't suit my palate. I will say it makes a damn fine old fashioned, though. The problem is this bourbon is too hard to find and too expensive for old fashioneds.