Nose is buttery oak , baking spice , leather, black tea .Palate is very nice with the Booker dry peanut signature flavor backbone with notes of fennel seed and toasted oak with a slight oily mouthfeel . With a small cube of ice this pour really shows off . Flavors explode into notes of oak , warm vanilla, and dark cocoa. While you give up the pleasant oiliness with the ice/water you get a more expressive and approachable pour . Perhaps my favorite Booker batch since my old favorite Kathleens batch.