I won't bore you with the notes this passes the nose with or how many different kinds of flavors this quality, basic bourbon presents. Such things are really too subjective to bother with for someone new to this product's party. I will, however, note that for the money you simply cannot do better. For $20 you get 1.75L of burnt caramel goodness and you will not regret it. Just add a splash of a decent mineral water or two to open things up (hey, you're on the cheap, go for the Dasani across the shop) and you have a great sip for a few pennies a glass. Doing so, you get a very good bourbon with much of the same qualities that you find in higher priced bottles as such mellows the fire that comes with a younger age. Is this as good as Four Roses Small Batch? No. But, with a bit of limestone filtered water tossed in, it's not as far off as you'd think.