Light straw or toasted lemon color. Smells fresher compared to the Black Label with less spice bite. Less aggressive overall. On the palate it is sort of one note. Just brightness and citrus. There is some mustiness there, but it's faint. Finish is steep and weak. Primary flavor is the wood, but it's been turned way down. Thinking the bottle has oxidized quite a bit with how weak this is on the nose and palate.