Nose is not bad but not exciting. Tough to draw any distinguishing notes. I get nothing much off of the taste and the finish is short to medium. I really,have no idea why people rave on this. Just because it’s $30 and 10 yr doesn’t make it a great bourbon a great buy. It’s frankly not very good and you are better off buying Wild Turkey 101 for a MUCH BETTER bourbon at $10 cheaper. Ironically, the red label RR is outstanding. This bottle that is 1/2 gone and I have the same takeaway every single time is simple not very good. Quit hyping this.