Well, if this sucks I got a fancy bottle. Nose - Very sweet and there's a mix of oak, bubble gum, a touch of cherry..pretty much a classic wheater style nose with a bit more alcohol and oak than you might get from some of the younger expressions. As it opens up I get a huge french vanilla like finish to the nose. Taste - really complex bourbon and sometimes wheat forward bourbons are a bit lacking there. There's a nutty element that while light is adding a nice complexity all throughout this one. Cherries, rich dark oak, caramel, burned brown sugar, and an very so light bit of vanilla. The 50% abv is perfect giving this full body, intense flavors, but not burning my tongue like heavily oaked cask strength bourbons can. If you want an older wheated bourbon, buy this over Pappy. It's better though it is a bit more traditional bourbon while the pappy line is sweeter. As always there is no true "replacement" for a 15-23 year old Pappy, but this is closer than a weller due to the added time in the barrels. 3.75, just short of exceptional but maybe i'm being too hard a grader on this. As always I reserve the right to come back and modify the score.