Fusion Series #5, 47.45% ABV, straight KY bourbon whiskey. 56% Bardstown 4yr bourbon (70% corn, 18% rye, 12% malted barley); 14 % Bardstown 3yr bourbon (60% corn, 26% rye, 10% wheat, 4% malted barley); and 30% Kentucky 11yr bourbon (75% corn, 13% rye, 12% malted barley). Yes, I like their blending transparency, even if I'm a novice in what that blending really means. Found this last April 2024 in Colorado, time to open it. Tasting neat. Golden straw brown and average coating legs in the glass. Nose is dry grass, sweet grain, light milk chocolate. In the mouth, a burst of baking spice and caramelized sugar and floral vanilla with a little ethanol bloom. Sweet and coating mouthfeel that fades quickly into a thinner spicy/minty tingling finish that is rather short but pure. Oak is rather understated until the finish. I've found a lot to like in these Bardstown blends. This one seems sweeter/lighter in flavors: less oak, leather, and tannins, but at the same time not overly fruity or floral. Nice sipping. Will see how this grows on me.