Nose is full of sweetness and heat; cake frosting, nougat, maraschino cherry, and toasted almond , along with some wild notes of rubber band, bubble gum, air freshener, barrel char, stale old book, and leather. Weird, man. Ethanol starts off a little intense but dissipates nicely over time. Palate brings things a little more down to earth with the cake frosting from the nose, orange peel, vanilla crème, ginger, and honey. Not much complexity here. Flavors are extremely“bright”, like a treble knob turned up to 11. Medium length finish offers cinnamon heat, sharp oak bite, pop rocks candy, and wet cardboard. Mouthfeel is medium bodied, with some graininess that hits the sides of the tongue and becomes fatiguing after repeated sips. It occurs to me that I’ve never had a wheat whiskey that has wowed me, and this is no exception. While sweet, it is also spikey and somehow still unrefined at 10 years. The general consensus on this online seems to be favorable, and at $80 I just don’t get it. Comparing this to another 115 proof bourbon in Old Forester 1920 and it gets even worse. I think I am done with wheat whiskies moving forward, as if this is what a 10 yr age statement offers then I can’t see thing getting much better.