Batch number: 1 I am so happy that I was not only able to find and buy this bottle, but even happier that it's being sold to the general public instead of being locked away and trapped in the allocation game. It's also very nice to see proceeds going to a local veterans group, although I do wish the percentage donated was disclosed, instead of hoping it's more than 1% of profits. Although this isn't the batch from the barrel I signed back in 2019, I'm still happy to have the first batch, and will gladly wait a couple more years until my barrel/batch is ready. I tried this at the distillery a couple weeks ago, and didn't really think much of it, but given the layers of uniqueness and good price point, I'm happy to support local veterans and the distillery by proudly displaying this on my shelves. Chestnut brown and amber on the edges reflect the color in the glass, which is likely from the grain as opposed to the low age of only 4 years. A bit of honey oats are smelled up front, alongside some fresh, raw corn, but with a little more focus on natural sugary sweetness than the sweetness from the barrel. The rye is also present in a classic, grassy, cinnamon spice note, and is now smelled against sweet red berries and blueberries, which I find both welcoming and balanced. Almost no ethanol on the nose, like you might expect from an 80 proof rather than 100 proof. The body is light and boring at first, with what seems like the rye leading the charge, but after swallowing and even more so with some added air is when the corn really jumps to the forefront. There's a small taste of the aforementioned berries that are nicely spiced from the rye, but raw, young corn does eventually overtake everything else. The ethanol burns evenly and somewhat heavily through to the finish, which turns the young corn flavor to closer of unaged distillate. It turns out this tastes pretty similarly plain in my home environment the same as it did at the distillery. This would really be something with 8 or so years of age behind it, giving all that different and unique corn time to mellow out, but only time itself can decide if the distillery will go that route. Still, it's one of the most impressive initiatives from a distillery to honor veterans, and is miles above those veteran owned/operated distilleries that release one military-themed product (that's usually sourced) and prices it for hundreds of dollars just to make a quick buck. At the end of the day, this doesn't taste nearly close to the price point, but all the other stipulations get it fairly close, and although I wouldn't recommend buying it for the flavor or even for the mixing (unless unique, young bourbons are your thing), I would certainly push you to buy if you're looking for a great way to support veterans, or if you're one yourself. Cheers, and I thank everyone out there for their service to this country.