Let me preface this by saying: I love George Dickel 12. I love the GD Rye. This, however is a different animal. This is a refined whisky. You can tell extra time was put into it. Nose: butter, corn, burnt sugar, some pear. Mouth: smooth, sweet, the corn and butter pops. Pepper rounds out the sip. Finish: short and peppery. Some lingering tartness of fruit as well. I enjoyed this one a lot. This is a fine example of a Tennessee whisky.