You can sense the proof and rye to this one. You can really feel it make those nose hairs tingle. On the nose, though, Im getting a vanilla sweetness that is really standing out to me. Im also getting a bit of cherry to it as well. Its almost got like a cherry coke thing going for it. You can really feel the heat with this one. The mouth feel is really nice on this one too. To me its not as sweet on the palate and Im getting more of a cinnamon on the front end here. Through the finish it has a bit of a peppery note and then has a bit of a bitter note that lingers beyond the finish. Not a bad sip, ryes just really arent my cup of tea.