Disclosure: normally I would have passed on an NAS, sourced bourbon with a cheesy media tie-in, but when my local grocery store knocked this down to $14 and everywhere else in my area had it at $35, I decided to take the inexpensive plunge on this 94 proofer. Bright nose with standard vanilla/caramel, peach, and new leather. The palate brings the vanilla, caramel, and peach from the nose with minor notes of Spanish peanut skin, and maple. Very sharp bordering on "harsh" mint and oak bite in the mid-palate. Short finish ends with some cinnamon and that newly tanned leather previously noted in the aroma. Watery mouth feel for 94 proof. This bourbon doesn't have any deal breaking flaws, but nothing about it excels either; basically it's a fast train to Boringville. Hard to rate; do I give it a rating based on it's normal price of nearly $40 or my bargain basement price of $14? Let's start by saying it is nowhere NEAR worth $40 or even $30; if I paid that for it I'd be pissed so if anywhere near that I would avoid. At $14? Quite possibly a re-buy when funds are light. I'll kind of split the difference with the rating.