Toffee, Vanilla, with black pepper in the finish. Surprisingly similar to Elmer T Lee, despite having Buffalo Trace mashbill #1 (low rye, like Eagle Rare) instead of Elmer T Lee's mashbill #2 ** (high rye, like Blanton's). Apparently the 3rd round of distillation of Buffalo Trace juice in Virginia makes the difference. ** Mashbill: Its been long assumed that this is high-rye mashbill #2, however Master Distiller Brian Prewitt had indicated otherwise and had also been proven to be mash #1 here (https://www.reddit.com/r/bourbon/comments/3vltda/review_29_john_j_bowman_single_barrel/cxp4szi/).