I have grown to appreciate this whiskey a little more here is a blind I did with this and a jd sib store pick.... After a few sips you can tell the difference. Because the bonded is a blend of many barrels, its more evened out, even though it might be a little more sweet and richer w more banana. The sib pick has a little smoke there, a little more dry but in a good way. The banana is there but with a little nuttiness on the back end. I get a little metallic on both noses tonight that transfers over to the sib's taste a bit. The bonded has a bit more oaky cardboard instead...... BUT WAIT.... ...AND IT TURNS OUT I CALLED THE POURS WRONG. I WAS SO SURPRISED I HAD TO GO POUR ANOTHER GLASS OF BONDED TO MAKE SURE I DIDN'T MIX UP THE BLIND. BONDED WINS. SO REVERSE MY NOTES THE BONDED WAS WHAT I THOUGHT WAS THE SIB.