(Dump date 11/2/2017, Barrel #57, Warehouse H, Rick #15, 130.3 proof). I was able to trade for a couple of these a few years ago, but that's another story. If Blanton's is the Mercedes E-Class of bourbon (see tasting note 5/12/2022), this is the AMG version stripped of any extraneous weight and tuned for the track. Sheer, unadulterated power. Clear mahoghany color. Nose that demands--and receives--attention: honey, caramel, ripe plums, sweet tea, waffles with maple syrup, Chinese five spice. Assertive and penetrating palate: cinnamon applesauce, pipe tobacco, char, walnuts, drying leather, and white pepper, finishing long, with vanilla extract. Back-end burn not for the faint of heart, and not surprising given the high proof, but well integrated on the full-throttle frond end. Powerful and complex: one of the best. N.B. All spirits tasted neat in a Glencairn glass.