This bourbon, like most Buffalo Trace products, is becoming increasingly difficult to find. I obtained this sample from a co-worker who had managed to get a bottle from our local Kroger before they sold out. That is, before noon on the day they were delivered. EH Taylor Small Batch is the base offering in the EH Taylor family of products from Buffalo Trace. It’s made from BT’s mash bill #1 which is 90% corn, 10% or less rye, and the remainder malted barley. It carries the Bottled-in-Bond certification guaranteeing it’s at least four years old and bottled at 50% ABV. It’s a nice medium amber in the glass and produces lots of long slow forming legs. The nose of this whiskey was a little hot for 100 proof BiB bourbon. Fortunately the alcohol faded out after about 5-10 minutes leaving behind a nice rich blend of caramel and vanilla with a touch of toasted oak. Typical bourbon notes; nothing special, but nice. The palate has more of the same - sweet caramel, warm vanilla, and baking spices. There’s a fairly thick mouthfeel. The finish is a little short but very nice with warm, sweet oak and mild pepper. This is a good bourbon that should appeal to most people: it’s fairly sweet, doesn’t have a lot of spice or heavy oak notes, and is reasonably priced. That is, when you can find it at retail. I think this goes for $50 locally which is, in my opinion, a little high. It can be found online for $40; much better and not unreasonable. But I have read/seen examples of this going for $80 and up (ridiculous), thanks to the effects of the secondary market inflating all things Buffalo Trace. Given the online price of $40 I give this a 3.5/5. Just don’t waste your money paying more than that. Cheers!