Amazing nose of cinnamon sugar, butter, and baking spices. Some gingerbread as well. Literally smells like a Snickerdoodle cookie. Could be the best aroma I have ever sampled on a whiskey. Everything in the aroma carries over into the taste which opens with sweet cinnamon, nut, and black cherry notes and then switches to a spicy almost chili pepper like finish. Not a lot of herbaceousness to this for a rye; just a hint of anise, clove, tobacco, and mint in the finish. Tastes more like a high-rye bourbon, but in my opinion is not a bad thing at all. Mouthfeel is vicious and chewy. Finish is medium to long with a cocoa powder note coming after everything else fades. Can’t recommend this enough. Just delicious from start to finish.