First sip: Hay for sure. Faint beer essence- yeasty. Fruity notes on the finish. Really smooth. With water: peanut notes. Gets sweeter, but surprisingly more spicy. Finish: long “Farmstock” seems fitting- it tastes outdoorsy. Not my favorite WhistlePig, but is there a bad WhistlePig? Nope. Happy I tried it, don’t need a bottle.