Taste: 1 oz. neat in glen cairn Nose: (3.75) A bit more ethanol than I would have expected at 110 proof. There are traditional notes of vanilla, candy-corn, caramel with some new oak in the background. I also detected a mustiness similar to what is found in most Wild Turkey. It was interesting and not off putting. Palate (4.25) Nice buttery mouthfeel that is sweet and coating without being cloying. The vanilla and candy corn play through. That mustiness is gone, I almost would have liked it to remain so I could explore it more. A taste of fresh peanut shells comes through almost like some of the Jim Beam products have- super good here. I did get a bit of fresh oak that may have revealed some of the spirit's youth. Overall: If the creators of New Riff have left some of this to age for another year or two....watch out because it could he extraordinarily good. I found it pleasant, interesting, traditional but with an edge to it. I am definately going to keep this one on my future radar because I am thinking when this juice stays in the barrel a year or two longer it will move from good to special