Initial scent is citrus and a wee bit of chocolate coated in the familiar vanilla and oak. The first bit of flavor is familiar Basil Hayden's, with the rye making a tiny appearance, and then quickly the flavor continues to mellow out into delicious wood notes. If you keep your mouth closed, that higher age keeps that wood taste all the way through to the finish. If, however, you decide to breathe it all in, the bright rye hitches a ride with grain, citrus, and floral notes alongside the road of aged oak.