The color is absolutely gorgeous. On the nose straight toffee and banana bread. Super sweet, smokey and you get that dry, slight bitter oak note towards the end. On the palate, buttery and sweet. Toffee and caramel in droves in the mid palate leading to a sweet banana nut bread and then it has some backbone, a little bit of heat. That oak comes through at the end, long finish, sweetness still present. Buttery all the way through. I think i bought this for $55 and this is a great value at that price, and i am not even the biggest jack fan. Very tasty.