Ive had and enjoyed the small batch so was looking for an upgrade here with the single barrel. My bottle is aged 8 yrs 1 mo so a good start . Nose is Beam nuttiness with some ragged cinnamon and a blast of orange peel. Light caramels and oak with a healthy dose of ethanol round it out. Palate is heated and spicy as the alcohol and spice burns off the caramel nuttiness and zesty orange. The oak has plenty of char and leads to finish of nutshells, rawhide and wood tannins. There is some residual sweetness but again its singed by the heat. This drinks hotter than proof and lacks the depth and richness you get with Bookers. I do like many of the flavors here and the new bottle design is great but the old small batch was better imo and less $$ as well. Im hoping a little oxidation will calm this down a bit cause I am a fan of the profile. Currently this is around a $60 bottle and seems about $ 10-15 overpriced. Its still tasty enough to enjoy but I will not repurchase despite lusting after this bottle for quite some time.......81/100.....slight nick for value