I've been looking for this one for YEARS after enjoying the younger Straight Edge wine barrel finished whiskey from Splinter Group. Tasting neat. Rich aged copper color with good coating legs in the glass. Ripe stone fruit nose hits you from feet away--peach, cherry, over-ripe grapes, and sweet vanilla, with a hint of oak. Fruit, agave and/or light maple syrup, with vanilla oak and light leather up front. Grassy and peppery spice flavors show up in the middle and really bloom with light tannins through a long, dry, and fruit-sweet finish. This is a beautiful wine barrel finished whiskey, maybe too much fruit for some tastes. A soft mouthfeel and yet enough grassy and oaky tingle to keep it interesting. Not burnt sugar sweet, but fruit and maple/agave sweet. California wine country terroir, spot on. I've been sipping this for a week and enjoy it more every evening. At 9 years in oak plus time in Orin Swift California wine barrels for $40, found in the wilds of western Colorado, I wish I had grabbed TWO, but... I think there was only one dustie on the shelf. Better to savor.