Wood,wood. and wood on the nose. Some mustiness, nuts, and vanilla as well. Surprisingly smooth on the tongue. Hints of walnuts and some dark chocolate. You definitely get the standard Beam black cherry walnut cocktail. Not sure this actually is the highest rated bourbon in the world (ISWC 2016), but this has a lot of bang for the buck. Jim Beam Bonded is better, but this is more amenable to session sipping. 6/8/17