Nose: cereal and floral, vanilla and a hint of leather but never to be confused with a bourbon. There is a sweetness here, honey, white flowers/roses, and never like a processed/baked good sweetness. Palatte: sweetness continues. Some astringency surfaces, but doesnt override the sweetness of brown sugar, apples, and baked fruits. There is no confusion this is a rye, it is not. Finish: nice and soft, the baked/stewed fruits persist, feels more like peach/apple instead of berries, subtle, some vanilla and spice, it lingers but not like an unwanted guest, familiar, fun, assuring, delicious. Many layers to this dram, buy a few bottles. Tasted neat, neck pour, tuilip glass.