Nose: bourbon-forward. I pick up vanilla, cinnamon and baking spice, along with red apple and a citrus note to compliment. Palate: creamy and full mouthfeel. Powdered sugar, oak and lemon meringue coat the mid-palate with a pinch of alcohol/pepper in the background. Finish: short-medium and dry, with an almost sour nuttiness which lingers for a bit. The oak and citrus really assert themselves here, eventually giving way to a shadow of dark coffee and cordial chocolate. A decent pour at a good price at around $55, but for me the sourness on the finish just doesn’t play incredibly well with my palate. Update: a few months of oxygen has done this single malt well. The finish has rounded into a fine creaminess that I’m growing more fond of by the day. Bumping up this score from 3 to 3.75 3.75/5