Color: mine came in a nice box and it’s a nice lighter color similar to corn or like a cream color. Nose: get a leafy, dry tobacco cent to Thai one. Similar to like an herbal tea. It’s pleasant and zero burn/ ethanol notes. Reminds me of a herbal leaf tea Palate: dark leafy brown tobacco like leaves. Really kind of one dimensional with the dark, leafy, herbal notes. Finish: finish shirt with like the same herbal leafy, tea like flavors. Not too long but it’s so smooth and calm. Lingering herbal/ vegetal flavor. Experience and info: so I decided I wanted to try American single malts. I saw through my state control that this product was being discontinued and was only available at one location within an hour of my place. I decided to grab one and give it a try. At an msrp of 70 usd or so it’s an interesting option. I understand that the pricing of malted barley and barley is high. The intriguing part of this is the 5 malt usage and the idea of specific grains. I had to snag one to try at 44 usd after taxes and the such. This makes it more reasonable to try for me. Would I buy this again? No, but I would try other varieties from this company. They make a fine single malt for sure but, with it being just American oak casks I don’t think there’s much influence from the casks so it’s not a perfect bottle. I like it but I don’t love it. I look forward to seeing more from Westland in the future and will follow their company. This was a great intro into American single malt. For $70 I expected much more diversity and things similar to other reviews and notes. My palate is fresh and I don’t have the same identification as others but, it was a good easy sipping pour. I am a proof hound, cask strength lover so maybe it’s just not “in my face” and that’s why I don’t love this to pieces. As a fresh crack and first pour I will be returning to it and enjoying it.