A great whiskey, but one about which we need to have a serious talk--because while it's fantastic stuff, it's also a) not *that* much better than the more readily available Weller Special Reserve and Old Weller Antique (or even non-wheated Buffalo Trace bourbons, like the standard Buffalo Trace), and b) as good as it is, it's also not worth any of the price gouging, the hoarding, and the endless whiskey hunts. Flavours of cherry, apple, gingerbread, Christmas cookie. Cinnamon, pear. Tropical fruit, vanilla, hints of chocolate. Sponge cake and gold medal ribbon ice cream. Some peach and kiwi on the taste. Light mouthfeel. Not an over-the-top, overoaked twelve years spent aging. A bit of hazelnut flavour. There is a hint of that twangy metallic off-note I'm increasingly finding in Buffalo Trace bourbons, though. At the end of the day, it's great stuff, but absolutely not worth totally losing your mind over.