Barreled 2-2-2009. Barrel # 6189. Ironically, this is the 3rd bottle in the last few weeks that I’ve purchased that has had Groundhog Day as either the dump date, barreled date, or bottled date. N: Brown sugar, cinnamon, Bit-O-Honey, vanilla, caramel, figs, anise, rickhouse. P: Cinnamon and caramel topped brownie with raisin sprinkles with apples and licorice. F: Oak, allspice, tannic and drying. A pleasant mix of candy and spice. Lots of cinnamon and caramel play together well here. As is usually the case, the bottle sweetens up a bit over time with candied and fruit notes. I wasn’t happy about this winning best bourbon last year at the San Francisco Spirits and even less happy about it winning best of show this year in San Francisco. It probably will make this less readily available (even more so). Honestly, it boggles my mind how this could win best of show. I sure would like to try that particular barrel they had in the competition, it must have been special. This is another one that I have considered a daily drinker, because I can usually find it. Hopefully, that remains unchanged. Decent bourbon at decent price is an every increasing challenge. In a few years, there may be a glut - hopefully. We will see.