Nose: cherry, vanilla, slight acetone, apple and baking spices, classic bourbon nose Palate: Vanilla, brown sugar, baking spices, very slight barrel bitterness, a little pepper, leather and pipe tobacco Finish: Medium, pepper fading to a hint of anise and barrel bitterness then the sweetness comes back for a really pleasant finish At its MSRP this is really hard to beat. I can find it pretty easily under $30 where I live and it seems to be more abundant in the last 6 months. I have seen it for as much as $129 while I have been traveling, which is just stupid. Under $30 it is a strong buy, but don’t pay the inflated prices. This is a bourbon classic and it is meant to be a high quality, enjoyable, and affordable bourbon. Let’s keep it that way.