Nose is pungent and full with snickerdoodle cookie, mint, oregano, white pepper, charcoal, maple, sea salt, brown sugar, fresh milled rye grain, and oak. Some ethanol presence, but it diminishes after a while in the glass. Very inviting. Flavors are punchy as hell and matches the nose well with additional notes of banana, clove, vanilla, butterscotch, menthol, and graham cracker. There’s a good amount of sharpness here. Finish is extremely long and brings white chocolate, cinnamon, black pepper, bitter oak, and wintergreen. Mouthfeel is medium bodied and slightly grainy, with prickly heat. Not for the faint of heart; everything here is turned up to 11. Somewhat lacking in refinement; this rye doesn’t whisper sweet nothings in your ear; it beats you up and steals your wallet. I paid a straight retail of $69.99 for this and at that price it’s well worth it, although it’s also very much a “have to be in the mood” whiskey due to a somewhat challenging profile, and I’d definitely have an issue paying much more. Rebuy at retail only.