Years ago, I declared that this was the better single barrel when compared to Blanton’s. Since then, my overall appreciation for Wild Turkey juice and Buffalo Trace juice has more or less flipped, and I suspect it will be hard for me (in all my mashbill #2 fanboyness) to maintain my former position. I revisit this tonight to find out. Nose has tons of sugar. There’s caramel, cedar, roses. Honeydew. Body is pancake syrup, sugar, baking powder. Dough. Butter. Black pepper. Finish is cinnamon, orange, and more caramel. I could see tobacco, but not as strong as in something like four roses. I’ve changed my mind. This is a good bourbon, and it’s readily available. But it’s not the single barrel champ that I once thought it was. I will likely figure out what I like best between this, Longbranch, and Russell’s Reserve 10, and just not buy the other two anymore.