Nose: Amazing complex nose of spice, earthy, vanilla, and oak. Palate: So very complex. It drinks hot in a good way with earthy black tea, floral, spices, creamy vanilla, and oak in the back ground. Finish: Sweet Vanilla and oak show up a bit more on the finish. Then at the very tail end a rich earthy note finishes it out. This is one of favorite bourbons I’ve tried. By far my favorite thing I’ve had from Brown-Forman.