For New Year’s Eve, a buddy brought this over to share with us. Over the course of a few days, I have been tasting this bourbon. I often see this one bar shelves almost as commonly as Glenlivet, Jack Daniels or Jameson but have never ponied to give it a try or it has never come my way, until now. A vanilla base nose meshed with leather, clove and maraschino cherry with a light tinge of toasted marshmallows can be found. A decent nose and very bourbon-esq. The dram is delivered with in a thin, lightweight body that is light-amber in color. Slightly sweet with notes of light brown sugar, rye spice and oak. It finishes with a slight youthful sensation, ironically, given it is an eight year old whiskey. White pepper and oak can be tasted. This is a simple and somewhat bland or rather subtle whiskey. It’s not terribly exciting or bold but undeniably, bourbon. A introductory whiskey. [Dry Glass: Cream soda][$38][82/100][Tasted: 1/6/17]