Do you like belle meade? Well if that answer is yes, you need to get your hands on the bottle. Color wise this stuff is black coffee side by side with belle meade standard 90 proof bourbon. Neat, its stout, but not a choking bite stout, but stout like Guinness compared to corse light. With water or on the rocks, man it opens up like a nascar throttle. Flavors galore, chocolate super present, rich throughout all the way to the smooth finish. Just a damn excellent bottle of whiskey.