Man this whiskey has come a long way from when I first tried it and it was rough and ready. I was wondering what age would do to its profile and now I know. With the bottle cracked open, no time to breathe or water it's a 4.25..no doubt time and oxygen will improve further but I'll placehold that score for now. Burnt ashy maritime vanilla on the nose. All that transitions to the palate. It almost tastes like the smell of old ashtrays we used to have in bars or drinking something after just inhaling a mild cigarette...in a good way :-). Very well balanced. Ok 20 mins later with water..man this is good. It turns creamy almost. Ok 4.25 to 4.5 it is.