So this is essentially an 8-year from Calumet after their rebrand. Not too sure what to expect, but it’s my first go at the revamped line. Lets check it out. Nose: Caramel and honey. Butterscotch and brown sugar. Flinstone vitamins. Almond. Raisin. Cola. Cinnamon AppleJacks. Welsh’s White Grape Juice. Nutmeg, clove, and black pepper. Some background rye, cocoa, black tea. Palate: Caramel, vanilla, and nougat. Toffee. Heavy on corn. Some of those chalky, vitamin notes. Huge butterscotch and brown sugar notes. Some sawdust and a tingle of rye spice. Finish: Pistacchio and oak. Wintergreen. Mint chocolate. Raisin, fig, date. Cinnamon Apple Jack’s. Caramel and vanilla. Light heat and oak. Moderate-short. I’ve never really seen a distillery actively advertise two separate age statements as prominently as this. Sure, I’ve had some Little Book batches where the 6-part component breakdown includes all of the individual ages, but never one like this, where they really leave up to your imagination with so little context. My verdict? I’d say the 8 is more heavily represented despite not getting top-billing on the label. Not that this tastes overtly green. 8 years is actually a respectable age statement for a bourbon—you’ll often see lower numbers boasted about on the label. This initially feels like a corn dominant bourbon, but the rye pokes its way in there from time to time in the form of these spicy and cocoa notes. It’s by no means revolutionary but it embodies a classic bourbon profile, done quite well here, and offers solid value, especially considering its age statement(s.) 3.75/5.