Definitely a great bourbon, particularly for the price. The first glass from the bottle was terrible for me but a few weeks later after some friends had polished off half, it has oxidized and opened up quite a bit. Now I can sip it straight and enjoy the sweet broubon flavors I was first expecting. Brown sugar, vanilla, toffee, caramel corn. It's not too sweet, even though the flavors are all candy. At $25 a bottle you really can't go wrong with this as an introductory bourbon.