As a big Buffalo Trace fan, this is my first taste into their world of premium bourbon. Simply put, it's one of the very best 10 year age stated bourbons at the $30 price point. Love it! It's had plenty of time to rest in the barrel and ponder how great it would become. Enjoyed neat in a Glencairn. Nose is ever so inviting with rich notes of burnt sugar, leather, wood and darker notes of sweet dark fruit and cocoa. Palate also full and rich, starts sweet but moves towards tart mid taste, with some spiciness and heat pushing through. Nice rich oily mouthfeel and very easy to sip, almost dangerously so. Notes of dark fruits like raisin or plum, dark cherry, cinnamon, and dark chocolate give way after the light burn passes. Finish is fairly dry with barrel wood and more dark fruit notes, maybe some tobacco. After the palate fully adjusts to the flavors, a nice finish of old barrel wood and tobacco stay around. So incredibly good! Overall a great bourbon at a more than fair price for a stated 10 year age. This is very comparable to Henry McKenna 10 year with similar dark fruit and old oak flavors. However the HMcK is much much spicier on entry, which I love too! You'd be hard pressed to find a better pour under $30! Definitely a must buy or must try and as usual well done Buffalo Trace! Cheers!