Sipped neatly in a 2oz Glen cairn. Nice vanilla, cherry, oak, and a puff of smoke. A bit thin, but it is what you would expect at 90 proof. This is a really nice "value rye." Has less spiciness then I am used to, but that's ok. In the world of inexpensive rye this is on par with Old Forester Rye although I lean to Old Forester Rye in that it offers more flavor layers. This entry bottle though makes me very much want to experiment with a single barrel or perhaps a barrel proof variant if they offer it.