Nose: very sweet with notes of a sweet oak, maple, chocolate fudge, and molasses. Palate: soooo smooth; notes of oak, spice, and chocolate, followed by a long and sweet maple syrup finish. Normally with some bourbons, a long finish entails progessing flavor notes; this, however, is just a lingering essence of maple syrup and oak. Delicious and quite decadent as the name would imply. I was honestly expecting something like Penelope Rio since this is a finished bourbon. However, Penelope Rio is delicious yet almost overpowering in it’s honey flavor….I said almost. This Decadence is not that way, it’s more of a naturally sweet bourbon that has distinct notes of maple syrup…but maple syrup isn’t the only prominent note. A good comparison, in my opinion, would be a Woodford Double Oaked or an Eagle Rare finished in maple syrup barrels. Great pour.