Finally delving into the Michter's Brand with this one and the Single Barrel Rye. Sampled in a Glencairn I noted an orangey caramel color with thin fast moving legs... NOSE: Salted Caramel, Butter, Coconut, Cherry, Vanilla, Crackers or Bread, and Young Oak. I'm unsure of the rye content here, but I pick up something savory or dill-like that I normally associate with rye whiskey. NEAT: Vanilla, Salted Caramel, Chocolate Covered Cherries, Sawdust, and a little heat. If the latex paint note I get from Brown-Foreman bourbons is here, it is so faint that I'm not picking it up. Finish is mild with astringent, bitter oak tannins and cherry cough drops lingering. SPLASH: A few drops of water had little, if any, effect on the nose. Oddly it made the palate even more spicy and amplifies the sweeter notes. A few more drops seemed to find more of a balance. VERDICT: I waited for a few pours before I reviewed this one. I'm glad I did, as I think my initial review would've been a little harsh (think low 3's). The deeper I get into the bottle, the more I like it. Probably my favorite Brown-Foreman bourbon so far. What this one suffers from is what I call "Longbranch Syndrome". A very respectable whiskey, stuck in the middle of the glut of $35-$45 bourbons. I may buy a pour out at a bar, but there are so many other choices that I doubt that this will be a repeat bottle purchase for me.