I bought this a long time ago and forgot to review back then and today when I found the bottle I had to do a quick review. The nose is classic bourbon notes with some oak and vanilla being the most dominate. The body is light and sweet with the oak smoothing out and the vanilla and caramel moving up to the front. The finish is a little short but there is no bitterness or negative tastes. It make a solid Old Fashioned but only a marginal Manhattan. Overall, it is good but not great I do like the fact that it is from a small distillery in NC and has a classic looking bottle I think a few more point of proof would be great. Enjoy.