I find that doing a new whiskey each year is a very maverick thing to do in this whiskey realm and very often pays off. Some years will be a miss and some hits. Let's see what chapter 2 holds. COLOR: much lighter then expected with a gold straw color. NOSE: cereal malt grains, spring florals, cinnamon, toffee nuts. TASTE: cough syrup, dark cherry, fig. BODY: oily richness, coats very well and settles. FINISH: up front a splash of cold oil that heats up rapidly to a blaze then slowly settles down. finish is long and the residual flavors are very enjoyable in there muted forms. OVERALL: This is not for the beginner or faint of heart, packs a punch with its mixture of high rye and high proof. I enjoyed this one but I will say the 1st edition was better slightly with less fight in it. As always keep drinking my friends... Skol!