Nose features Graham cracker, honey, nutmeg, fruit cake, white pepper, vanilla custard, butterscotch, banana, and hazelnut. A layer of ethanol underneath reminds you that this is a cask strength product. Palate presents almond, chocolate, raisin, orange peel, pineapple, vanilla, date, caramel, and leather. Flavors blend well and plenty of layers here, but there is a bit of sharpness. Finish brings the nutmeg from the nose, cinnamon, toffee, clove, pepper, and a lovely sweet oak. Also a musty, dried fruit sherry note. Mouthfeel is medium bodied, slightly grainy, and very oily. Wished it was just a hint fuller and smoother. Definitely the weakest part of this whiskey. I really enjoyed this, but from nose to palate there’s a bit of harshness and lack of refinement that keeps this from being a truly upper echelon product. A paid an obscene $179 for this because I literally never see it in the wild in my area, but even at MSRP of $120 it’s a fair value at best. Dont get me wrong; it is a good whiskey, and normally I’d rank the Spots over the “Breasts” but in this case Redbreast Cask Strength just might be the superior product at a cheaper price.