Bought the little sample bottle shown in my pic before committing to a full 750 ml. bottle. Good thing... This is a good bourbon. It's got a nice complexity to it. It tastes "elevated" to me. BUT... it's not destined to be a top shelf bottle. I was not aware, until recently, that Four Roses is a high rye bourbon — and high rye ain't my thing. Too spicy for me. I like sweeter wheated bourbon — bourbon with a smaller rye % at the very least. 3.0 for being "good". Just not for me.