As the signature series bottles tend to be a bit pricey I hope to acquire the set before they all disappear. Nose, sweet sherry wine is accurate, some red fruits and brown sugars and warm cinnamons. Palate, the first wash of wine sugars hit followed by thin bourbon sugars and wood notes, unfortunately this has too much of the thin white label Beam character in body of the bourbon and the richness advertised in the nose never really develop in the body of the taste. The thinness carry's through in the finish with little but mild spice heat and some weak sugars. My intrigue in this bottle simply didn't pay off as it doesn't come close to living up to the advertised qualities. While it has some interesting properties, at the price point it just doesn't earn a "buy recommend". Try out a friends bottle or find one at a bar instead. This one simply doesn't have what it takes to be a upper shelf Beam product, I would call it a swing and a miss on a "finish" style bourbon that can't really compare with even some of the better lower end Beam stuff like the Double Oak or Distillers Cut. Always hate to downvote a Beam product, but there you have it. Cheers!