The nose is a great mix of fresh fruit and charred oak with vanilla cream. Floral rye holds everything together as the whiskey takes on notes of smoke and clove as it breathes. The palate is full bodied but not quite rich or chewy and fills the mouth with charred oak, floral rye spiciness, white pepper and fresh fruit. The creamy notes are more of a minor player at this point, but there is no mistaking that this is a rye the simplicity of which makes it very enjoyable. The finish is medium with lingering notes of charred oak and floral rye while every so often a pepperiness can be found. It is quite lovely for a go to rye that doesn't need to be over analyzed or over though. It is a rye through and through and wonderful at it.