For me and especially at $45.00 a bottle( I got is on sale for $38.00) it's disappointing. So many other flavorful and complex bourbon's on the market at this price. At first is does come across a sweet brown sugar and vanilla (Rum Cask influence). But it's thin and doesn't hold up. I the end isn't a muddled thin spicy drink. For me, that's not worth $45.00. I'll take WT 101!