Color: Medium Copper Nose: Very nice nose! Sweet and sugary with Cinnamon Red Hots; molasses (?). Don't want to reach too far, but I think I'm getting a faint "bubble gum" note, as well. Palate: (drank with an ice cube) Wow! Very sweet — almost fruity-sweet on the very first sip. Definitely one of those palates that follows the nose. Fairly light mouth feel, and not much burn at all. The oak starts to come through on subsequent sips... and the back of the palate reveals the first signs of spice. But, yes... "fruity", as in stone fruits. That's the key take-away here. There's more going on, but I can't pinpoint it... I think it's "honey" that I'm detecting. I'm also getting a faint "citrus" note as I continue sipping. Finish: I'm giving this a "long" finish with spices and oak being the predominant characteristics. There's a slight bitterness involved, as well. But nothing off-putting. Final Thoughts: This is one of those very "different" and "interesting" bottles. It's not my typical "smokey and rich" jam... but it's indeed very good. For some reason, I thought this was a Bardstown distillate. Maybe because of that word, "Bardstown". Ha! Turns out, it's a Willett distillate (Heh heh). This makes total sense to me, because it reminds me a little of "Pure Kentucky" by that same Distillery — though I would say this is better. Not complex, but there's plenty going on to hold one's interest. I had been looking for this for a while now, but it proved fairly elusive. So the next time I locate it, I'll probably buy again. Solid 4.0 stars.