I’m about halfway through the bottle but this is my first written tasting. Everyone I’ve shared this with falls in love. It’s definitely got the oak, but it’s not overly pungent. Imagine your neighbor is smoking some meat next door. This the equivalent of being on your porch and catching a whiff when the wind blows just right, as opposed to being next to the pit. After the oak, you get slammed with layers of sweetness.. mostly warm cherries, followed by a short heat wave from the spice, followed by a smooth chocolate finish. A minute later, you’re left with a faint woody mouthfeel as the bite sticks to the back of your throat and slowly fades. This is a top shelf whiskey at reasonably affordable price. Don’t tell too many people about it. We don’t want it becoming too hard to find. I would recommend this as the final course of a meat heavy meal.