Pours a bit of a pink color, or at least it's a pink hue within the traditional golden color here. Legs are there..it's 46%, nothing special. On the nose i get toasted wood, a bit of jam, some light spiced bread. There's nothing intense or interesting here at all. A lot of muted spice and tannin from both likely bourbon barrels and perhaps some port. The flavor is a bit more interesting. It had a nice body that they call velvety and I'll agree with them. It has rich sweetness and I can get a touch of mint and orange as they note on the box. There is a good amount of rather mellow and yet spiced oak in here, I don't recall this much oak from the 12 year. I also don't recall this much mouth feel. Finish is medium, it doesn't last forever and it becomes a touch spicy and dry. A good 45 dollar bottle, but nothing special and all and all uneventful.