This was our second tasting in our afternoon bourbon marathon. This is a five year high rye, pot stilled, aged and bottled by Boone County. It's dark in color but very thin almost water like in the glass. This is highly anticipated by me as I am a fan of BC. First whiff: did I just step into the distillery? Not the rick house the distillery. There is a high degree of raw grain and mash on the nose. Not necessarily bad just unexpected. Let it sit a while and some of the barrel starts to come through but not much. When I visited the distillery for a tour a couple years back, I remember that they had a most unconventional rick house. More of a warehouse with wide aisles to facilitate movement of the lift truck. Lots of open doors and ventilation. Made me wonder what impact it would have on the bourbon as temperature swings were more restricted? This is five year juice but it drinks much younger. At 90 proof, the alcohol is tame as expected for 5 year stuff but the barrel flavors leave a lot to be desired for me. One of our crowd stated it's rough but would be great on a cold night around a campfire. Maybe, but I prefer a more refined style. The bottle is set back in the cabinet and will be revisited in a couple months.