Tasting: Neat in glen cairn, 2 oz pour. Nose: (5.0) Everything a bourbon should be! Caramel, oak, vanilla for days, and burnt brown sugar. Remember those scratch and sniff stickers the teachers used to put on our papers for 100% grade?......the nose on this bourbon should be the scratch and sniff sticker for adults. Really well done. Palate: (4.75) The nose comes through on the palate with just the right amount of heat and spice. I get some red fruit, perhaps apple? If there was a knock it might be complexity, but for me well orchestrated trumps complication. Finish (5.0): Oak comes through a bit more, caramel fades to butterscotch, and some spice kicks in. Finishes as good as it starts. Overall: This might be my standout of the year. So far it is the best thing I have had this year. A119 may be that one batch that if you hadnt gotten in on yet, you will pay for it later. Looking forward to B519 when it drops in Illinois.