Comparing to Penelope Rip Nose: graham cracker, honey, can smell the proof jump, cream cheese, peach. has an overall less desserty nose than an opened up rio. Body: nothing like rio. this has more traditional notes. i get some dark fruit as well as the creamy desserty notes. its a good balance between a fully finished dessert product and a traditional bourbon. its a great bottle. but it not what I had expected from my rio experience with similar finishing. Sorry to compare this to rio- its nothing like it. its good on its own accord- but someone else was going to come here looking for the same review.