After reading the glowing reviews left by several others whose opinions I have come to respect very much, I decided I had to try this. My local mom/pop store carries it for the SRP of $40, not the $80-100 many of the gougers are asking. You folks have steered me well. Poured neat, good legs, lovely nose of brown sugar and spice. Taste is true to these, swish it around it your mouth and there is a lovely interplay of the sugars and wood spice; and throughout there is the backdrop of toasted oak. The finish is much the same and lingers--inviting another sip. Really nice!!!