Nose: caramel candy corn, cherries and brown sugar Taste: thin, simple with generic baking spices Finish: short In 2022, this was nearly the weakest of the 10-years*… (except for Basil Hayden which was a lousy bourbon) and not as complex and interesting as the Russell’s 10, Knob Creek 9,* McKenna 10, or Michter’s 10. *I won’t compare the Knob Creek 12 which is the best of the KC line in my opinion.