Sometimes when delivering a review here, it can be confusing, particularly with single casks or single barrels where to drop your review because there's no single standard entry. It becomes especially complicated when they're store picks. Here, it lists this as a Bourbon Single Cask. That's not entirely accurate, but the picture matches what I have. What this is is Courage & Conviction Single Malt Single Barrel, finished in Bourbon Casks. Most of the time, you'll find this as a store pick, further diluting the review stream. I say that, not because store picks won't have variation, but because if you look at the people responding to store picks, you get 3 reviews, 4 reviews, and what I'm looking for is an aggregate. How are the store picks on average. So, I'll tell you this is a store pick from FW&GS. It didn't sell well so it went on clearance, hence the review right below mine: "Not worth the price," a sentiment I am very sympathetic with. Full price was $120. And though I'd had the standard Courage & Conviction and liked it, that was on clearance for $39 or so. Not the $80 list price at the time. This one, the single cask, also went on clearance, so instead of getting it at $120, I got it for $80. It's about 118 proof, and I ordered it with Highland Park 15-Year, which was also on clearance for $80, to get free shipping, so all in all, I got a bargain on the Highland Park, and I got this one for around what I would say it's worth (fyi, I didn't look at how much the reviewer below me spent, just his one-line review, which I understand). American Single Malt is really a crap shoot. Who knows what you're getting. To me, most Irish Single Malts are identifiable. They vary, but at 100% barley and triple distilled, you kind of get a gamut of the same flavor profile. With Scotch, you can get a sense of what you're getting by the region you're ordering from. Ardbeg 10 and Laphroaig 10 taste different. Most anyone who likes peat have tasted them side-by-side, but the difference is really subtle. You're getting variations on a theme. Whereas with American Single Malt, our country has yet to establish an identity, regional or otherwise, so often, if you haven't sampled it at a bar beforehand, you have no idea what you're getting. Only I did have some idea because I tasted Courage & Conviction in its 92 proof version, and I liked it. Can't remember what I said about it here and I don't really feel like looking it up, but it was grassy in a good way and had a citrus tinge. The closest comparison I can think of in the single malt Scotch world is Glenmorangie 10 (haven't tasted the new 12 yet), and even that isn't entirely accurate, just a comparison to let you know what this is. On the nose the strong scent of hay and heather is prominent with a slight note of orange peel (citric but bitter) with it rounding off with some sweetness, maybe shortbread cookie. On the palate the grassiness disappears, and the fruitiness starts off orange-like but soon becomes creamier and resolves itself into an almost strawberries and cream profile. The finish lingers long with a pepperiness and the strawberry flavor lingering. All in all, its' really not bad for a bourgeoning distillery, and again, it's just the price that is prohibitive. If you have the money to drop on this, you might better place it on the Highland Park 15, but like me, if they cut the price down, you might do both and get a good bottle from an established distillery while also throwing some down on an up-and-comer. They're making a good product at a price that might shoot them in the foot, but then, price isn't always dictated by quality but availability. Maybe if you have some goodness in your heart this holiday season, throw some of your cash the little guy's way. A quick Google search for Virginia Distillery Company tells me, "Angela Moore's husband, George Moore, founded the Virginia Distillery in 2011 and upon his passing, she bought out the other partners to make the business solely family-owned. Angela now acts at the chairwoman with her son, Gareth Moore, as CE." So it sounds like they haven't been bought out yet by someone bigger, though my favorite thing they've done so far is the Port Cask Single Barrel Single Malt, which was going for around $50 SRP. If you find that, don't hesitate. That one is a steal. This one, well, I leave it to you to decide your verdict should you be so brave.