I got a 375ml bottle at Total Wine for $17.99. It's 94 proof, from a mash bill of 78% corn, 10% rye, and $12% barley. A Whiskey Magazine color chart comes closest with the designation auburn; I'd call it dark copper. There's no age statement, which since it's a straight bourbon means it's at least four years old (anything less would require an age statement).
NOSE: The nose is very complex. It begins with Caramel, vanilla, and cinnamon toast, and continues with a surprising hot chocolate note. Then come bananas, a light mint note, melted butter, pancakes?, Golden Delicious apples, buttercreme icing, and finally a very surprising sweet potato pie. All along this is a warm nose - not alcohol burn, but a very pleasant warmth as of a fire on a winter night.
MOUTHFEEL: Very creamy and thick.
TASTE: Orange, cinnamon, a pleasant alcohol burn, vanilla icing, honey, brown sugar, and green chile - it's not exactly like green chile, but that's the closest thing I know of to that final spicy, hot note.
FINISH: Creamy and long, with notes of orange dream bars, black pepper, a very faint oak, and finally pecans and walnuts.
SUMMARY: This is a very fine bourbon. The nose is highly complex, and the taste is less complex but still very good. I'll definitely buy this one again.
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