The first 2024 release Grain to Glass I tried was their Wheated bourbon and man... was I blown away. Although I'm not going to be seeking out the Rye ( I'm not a Rye man myself, and any Rye I purchase is put towards cocktails which would be blasphemy for ANY Grain to Glass offering ) I did immediately seek out a bottle of their Straight Bourbon to sample. Luckily I found it quite easily at one of my favorite liquor stores of all time and for a very reasonable price. First thing I notice here is some pretty hot ethanol that underlies the nose but if you take it in gently and smell past the ethanol there is a very sweet and tart fruity character. Caramel apple leads the charge with some tannic but fresh oak mid smell and some deep, darker pitted fruits ~ stewed plum along with just a kiss of baking spice. What a taste! There is a bright, tart and incredibly sweet candied apple quality about it. The taste ignites like a flare and then you notice just how wholly it coats the tongue. It really is lip smacking good. Toward mid / back of taste, cinnamon makes its appearance... surprising as it was barely present on the nose. That spice ushers in the finish which dries up quickly with tannic oak standing at the forefront but really bringing down the effervescence of the taste. At the back of your tongue, that bright apple flavor on the taste dims to a spiced apple cider. Your tongue is left a with a bit of a tingle as the spice dies down. The finish is medium length but not very viscous. Wow... I don't know which I like better the Wheated or this. Both are EXCELLENT bourbons and really, as they are quite readily available at the moment; I do strongly recommend you go out and buy both. Is $110/Bottle cheap? No, but damnit it is worth every hard earned penny.