[Bottle 208/400 from Barrel 328] A souvenir from my stay in New Zealand. Cheers to my new Kiwi friends. With no water added, all I smell is nail polish and wine. Adding water changes everything- graham cracker, butterscotch (the yellow candies that my grandparents always had), salted caramel, clementine, red wine (my wife thinks it smells like dessert). I smell both the wine and bourbon. A full nose on this one. Taste- Very fruity! Very full upfront juicy and fruity. Mouthfeel is sticky, sticks to your tongue and refuses to leave. Red cinnamon candies before they get terribly spicy (grandparents also had those). Red grapes. A slight cranberry juice like tartness. Leatherish quality on the back of the tongue. The bourbon influence is hiding deep in this whisky. Quality bourbon creamy finish with vanilla tobacco to send it home. This is my favorite whisky.