There's something faintly synthetic about Larceny. Not in the sense that it tastes like plastic or anything like that, just the fact that it hits so many of the classic "bourbon" flavours without actually bringing those flavours together. Like someone created a wheated bourbon in a lab. Hot nose dominated by corn and fuzzy marker. A bit of cherry and grape drink, some almond over time. Hints of vanilla and chocolate, and certainly the banana bread a lot of people mention. Soft taste at first, building in heat and sharpness, with some unusual (almost Jim Beam-ish) peanut flavour. A touch of vanilla, just a hint of oak, something vaguely reminiscent of a Speyside scotch. Finish leads with peanuts, then a bit of chalky vanilla and gritty corn, and then there's just a touch of that wheat-y kind of flavour I generally get from wheated bourbons, which I would describe as almost like the unsweetened side of a Mini Wheat (go figure). The refrain I usually hear is, "when it comes to wheaters, at least it's better than Maker's," but I'm not sure I can abide that judgment; I think I'd happily take Maker's. But I'd *certainly* take a lower price offering like Weller Special Reserve over both.