Batch 17 56.75. Full disclosure going in, I don't recall this being special or really anything to talk about, but reviews are done as I sample so let's see. Nose - First not was a bit of paint thinner. There's a bit of nutty notes. OK now opening up and I'm getting a lot of vanilla. Water gives me a lot more baking spices. A bit more oak too. I also get more caramel now and almost no vanilla. Taste - Nutty, bit of spice, oak. This has a bit of a beam note, not MGP oddly enough (this is MGP juice unless I've lost my mind, but I believe Belle Meade has a proprietary mash blend with them). With water I get a bit of cinnamon, maybe a baked apple (?). I'm getting another spice, something in the clove world. This is a much more complex whisky than I remember. It's much more on the spicy forward with a good amount of oak spice. Anyway, a nice bourbon, it's good, but it's nothing special. I'd love to try some of the other batches as I'm sure there are some exceptional ones but this one is a nice bourbon, I'm glad to have it on my shelf, I might even buy another, but it's nothing special either. OK so 2 vs 1.75 is rough. I want to give this a 2 but when I think of a 2.0 it has to be something that if priced well (cheap for me or whoever buys) I'd gladly get it. This is more I might maybe grab another one but I'm not excited about it, it's just something different to have.