Nose is very herbal and spicy with aromas of mint, licorice, cilantro, thyme, white pepper, rye, fennel, and a hint of graham cracker. Ethanol is not bothersome, but it’s there if you huff deeply enough. A musty farm note comes out after it warms, but it’s kind of endearing. Palate opens sweeter than the nose indicates with chocolate mint, caramel chew, brown sugar, wintergreen, clove, coriander, sarsaparilla, and a generic nuttiness. There’s also a watermelon note in here which is wild. Rich and complex. Finish is medium length, and takes a turn back into the herb garden with green tea leaf, anise, sage, eucalyptus, and sour dill, along with cinnamon, orange marmalade, leather, sandalwood, and a hint of something floral (honeysuckle? jasmine? I don’t eat flowers often) Mouthfeel is very thick and oily; no graininess present which helps keep the herbaceous mess from becoming too harsh on the mouth. What a ride! A rye lovers rye. I really wanted to say it’s not worth it for the price of $119.00 that I paid, and I was about to write off the Heaven Hill grain to glass whiskies as overpriced marketing gimmicks, but I have a hard time being that matter of fact about it as this one is much better than the others in the series. An excellent whiskey and very unique. Would consider a rebuy even at the admittedly high price point.