Nose: sweet sweet banana bread with a little maple syrup icong on top. Palate: somewhat dry, but such a full bodied texture. Vanilla confection sugary goodness. Thos is almost 140 proof but after the forst sip ot doesnt not take like it. Finish: Peppered spicyness and the sweet from the palate goes away pretty quickly. Nice long transition for the finish that is medium/long. I did sode by sode with thos bottle against thw bottled-in-bond rye and they are miles apart. The bottled-in-bond is so light and delicate for its proof and the single barrel has so much more flavor and character. I did the same thing with Old Forester bottled-in-bond rye compared to single barrel proof rye and they were much closer in flavor profile and likeness. Hands down jack barrel proof rye is a way better value compared to Old forester barrel proof rye and much easier to find.