Nose hits you with some berry compote, caramel, oak, and a welcome hint of the Beam peanut funk. On to the palate we get some chewy bourbon flavors of burnt caramel, almond butter, raisin, and honey. Finish is pretty damn long and very very dry with tannic oak, dried cherry, tea leaves, and a hint of mint. Buttery mouthfeel. Overall, something about this leaves me a little underwhelmed. While I know it was blended by "master blenders" and all, but something about the marriage doesn’t work for me; the dryness and tannic bitterness of the finish are a little overboard. It's not bad by any means but I'd probably reach for something else given the choice. If there was a "3.65" rating that's what this would get but seeing as there isn't I will reluctantly round up.