Nose: dusty hay and corn with a cinnamon-vanilla sweetness Palate: very spicy and rye-forward followed by sweeter vanilla and cinnamon. Finish is hot and spicy with flavors of tannins and rye. Overall about as classic of a bourbon as you can find. The flavors are all very typical of bourbons and there’s not a ton of complexity. As far as entry-level bourbons go, this is an ideal one.