I received this as a Christmas present from my boss. It was a very nice Christmas gift I must say. The only other time that I’ve ever had the regular Woodford Reserve was at the distillery 3 or 4 years ago, but I don’t remember much about it. N: Rye bread, peppermint, teaberry, vanilla, cinnamon, faint citrus, nutmeg, mulling spices. As the bottle sees some air time, toffee/caramel notes open up. P: Rye, mint, lightly oily and tart, not much sweetness until halfway through the bottle and then the toffee/caramel notes kick in. F: Toasted oak, anise, tannic, drying, yet lightly oily, with assorted baking spices. It was interesting to review this on the heals of Wild Turkey 101. This being a rye forward bourbon as well, but certainly not identical to WT101. It’s an easy sipper, but nothing really exciting. It’s similiar to WT101, but the Wild Turkey balanced out more (candied notes vs. spice) working through the bottle.