Nose is full of vanilla, cherry, oak, cake frosting, marshmallow, and flan. No real spice to speak of, it’s all sweetness and wood. Ethanol is non-existent. Palate matches the nose quite well, so see above because it’s all there. Some additional notes of apple, strawberry, cinnamon sugar, and sweetened oak. It’s like oak soaked in cotton candy. It isn’t a terribly complex profile, but whats here is gooood. Packs in a lot of flavor for 90 proof. Finish is a slow morph from the palate bringing the cherry promised in the aroma, cinnamon bear candy, and more of that delicious sweet oak. Mouthfeel is an absolute joy; soft, silky, and nicely viscous, complementing the palate perfectly and greatly elevating the overall experience. Could be descirned as “short”, but when its this good i just don’t care. Ok it’s easy to see why BT bottles like this are hyped up; it’s great. The dilemma; do I rate it at the retail that I bought it for (thanks Total Wine raffle!) or what most people are paying? I certainly wouldn’t pay like $200 for this but at the $52 I paid? In that case it’s a 5.0 all the way.