Color: Nice Medium-Dark Amber Nose: For 124.5 proof, the nose is not all that potent. Very strange. Not even a nostril-burn. All I can really say for certain is "oak". I refused to give up on the nose — and would not take a sip until I got something more... and that finally took the form of "leather". But enough of this. Time for a taste... Palate: (First pour drank neat) Ahhhh... there's that immediate "spice" assault, that I tend to expect from Booker's, on the very first sip. Lots of oak char on the second sip — along with a lot more of the spice. Very little burn. Oh-so-slightly syrupy mouth feel, but fairly light. More "creamy" than viscous. .... a "Nose" detour: The more I sip this, "apple" comes to the fore on the nose... ... and by golly, it transfers over to the palate. Yup! Cinnamon baked apples. Nice. Finish: Decent-length finish with more spice and a dose of black licorice at the very back of the tongue. I think this is going to be a bottle that develops over time. Will be interesting to see how it may evolve. My next pour will be with a large ice ball. So before I close this out, I'll share my thoughts on how it shaped up with ice... Nothing new to report with ice added. This is very good. Booker's has never disappointed, and The Springfield Batch keeps that trend going. I just wish I still had some of the other four batches that I've had still hanging around. I'd put them all up against each other to see how they measure up. But, alas! That's virtually impossible. I'm giving this one a solid 4 stars. I had to do some fancy footwork in order to get this for under $100.00 from an online Booze retailer. But would I pay as much for a second bottle? Nope. Not when there are bottles like Baker's 107 out there for nearly half the price.