Nose- caramel, nutty, ethanol, oak, pastry dough, strawberry Palate- Vanilla, spicy proof with cinnamon and pepper, oak, nutty, caramel Finish- short to medium, thin, dry, pepper and vanilla A single barrel store pick coming in at 119 proof, this wheated bourbon hits harder than it’s proof. I found that a few drops of water really helped open it up and mellow it a bit. Hot and spicy sipped neat. A real treat with a bit of water.