I bought a bottle of Lot No. 40 Dark Oak, but found it too dry for my tastes. Fortunately, I had a bottle of Knob Creek Rye which I found too sweet. Ralfy, on his Youtube site had a segment where he talked about blending similar whiskey's. So I blended Lot No. 40 Dark Oak with Knob Creek Rye on a 50/50 formula and found an excellent whiskey. One was too dry, the other too sweet. I am pleased with the results.