The nose starts with caramelized bananas, sour cherries, flapjacks cooked in bacon drippings and slightly worn catchers mitt then dark chocolate covered hazelnuts and freshly lit pipe tobacco followed by sautéed cinnamon apples, lemon candy and orange zest followed by ginger, spearmint, anise, cloves and mildly bitter black tea with high ethanol burn. The taste is a medium mouthfeel starting with caramelized bananas, sour cherries, flapjacks cooked in bacon drippings and slightly worn catchers mitt then a moderate to high bitter and sour spice that slowly fades to a spicy mocha and freshly lit pipe tobacco followed by sautéed cinnamon apples, lemon pith and orange peel followed by ginger, spearmint, anise, cloves and over-brewed black tea with high ethanol burn. The finish is medium length with a mild black pepper spice, cocoa nibs, sour cherries, lemon zest, cloves, spearmint, leather and ashy oak. Overall, another tasty Elijah Craig release, but a far step down from the B520. The traditional bourbon notes are ramped up by the proof but the fruits are on the sour side along with a bitter black tea note and a rough spice that overwhelms much of the palate and finishes with bitter and sour mix. I tend to be more sensitive toward sour and bitter flavors than most which threw the balance of this one off for me, but I could see someone less prone to those flavors find a lot to like here. A huge thanks to @ctbeck11 for the generous sample.