Note: the 90 proof offering is all that was currently available in this area of the south. I would love to try the 86 and 100 proofs just for comparison. Nose: faint sweet vanillins and caramels, really not much, but what there is says "BOURBON" On palate: spice rye, some banana nut rye, dry ryes, peppers, light sweet crude faint dark dank sugars, certianly a tastey concoction. A notable mustiness of chinese cinnamon fading into a barn door oak, some might find this off putting, to others this is "home", but either way it is there and is notable. I find it a somewhat charming spin on the aged oak variant and given the remainder is pretty much all good in the peppered spiced rye area it's unbelieavable that more folks aren't "on to" this bottle and over look it due to the almost absurdly low cost. But hey let's keep that to ourselves! FInish, goes down smooth, small warm lingering low cinnamon spice and a very notable LACK of harshness on the backside. Literally nothing to turn you away from seconds. Enjoy this bargain basement bourbon and just laugh when some snob tells you a good bottle starts at 80$$.. easily a 3 star value and possible more Cheers!