Vanilla and sweet on the nose, followed by harsher oak/spice/cinnamon and some expected alcohol burn on deep inhales. Palate has some nice sweet vanilla and caramel with citrus and tart oak coming on at the end. Mouth feel is okay, nothing too special. Impressively long rye spice finish with a little more oak and sweet shining through. Gets a little tart at the end however. In short: lots of flavors going on, but not well mingled or balanced. The flavors compete and dominate depending on how you sip, rather than compliment each other. Good for the price, just sips a little too hot for an everyday. The proof point is solid, and leads to a nice long finish that can get a little hot and out of hand. Could use a few more years, but definitely no complaints for $20. Probably prefer Buffalo Trace or OGD 114 at the same price point