Welcome to 2024. The rent's too high, I'll never own a home, and my 2015 car I guess has to last me the next 10 years! But at least bourbon hasn't changed? Oh wait...ECBP is now not 12 years old? They are lower proof at under 120 proof? OK we're all having to accept a changing time, but not lower standards. We just gotta accept times are hard. Nose - Classic heaven hill vanilla and light corn over a bit of spice from the rickhouse. It's simple at first. Taste - Rich, but leaning towards sour and drying. Then on the finish a lot of really big smokey oak....not bad but different. Lets jump right to water. So we have classic ECBP here again! Nutty, rich, buttery, light smoke, and just classic vanilla caramel with some hints of leather and oak. This is just another meh ECBP, but anyone jumping on this has some falling off beyond what we've had for years...just an alarmist. You don't need this one. But you'll be happy to have it if you love bourbon. 75 bucks for me with 500 points. This doesn't wow me given that point aspect but no regrets! Not sure if I'm holding myself to my standards but 2.75 feels fine. 2.5-2.75.