I found this bottle at about $40 under MSRP in SC. Nose: Instantly a white wine, and pineapple gummy bears. A bit of oak, and sweet red fruits. Very intense sweetness on the nose. Pallet: Honey, sweet fruit, giving way to bitter oak, ginger, and a bit of pepper Finish: Oak forward, touch of smoke, black pepper and ginger, warming, medium length. This is a sherry cask finish. For most of its life it was in a ex-bourbon barrel. The short time it spends in the Oloroso cask does not impart the deep rich red fruits found in something like a Aberlour, or The MaCallen. This bottle will normally run you about $100, but at the price of $60 it is well worth the money, and at 18 years it is also just a great price at $100. My rating is not based on price.