Taste: 2 oz. Neat in Glen Cairn. Then 3 drops of water. Appearance: reddish amber hue, with slow running, thinner to medium legs. Nose: Vanilla is front and center with some fresh woodshop, and ethanol that dissipates to reveal warm rye bread with a hint of caraway seed. Palate: Brown butter, brown sugar come in after a pop of heat hits you. This is a spicy beast that is rough around the edges and is unabashedly in your face. There is a bit of bitterness and that is where I detect a flaw, albeit minor, and for what this is, might even add to its character. Finish: Medium finish, a bit dry with notes of wood followed by butterscotch. It is good finish, not great finish. There is a bit of smokiness too, almost like a bbq smoke. Overall: Shout out to my friends in Arizona Whiskey Community for recommending this as this is a good one. If you are looking for a polished edges whiskey.....not this. BUT if you are not against embracing what I call a "man man's whiskey," this is it. It is strong, upfront, flavorful, and in your face. For it's rougher edges....which may have to do with aging or lack thereof, it is a fine example of mgp high rye bourbon whiskey. I am often used to recommending to those who haven't experienced rye to try a rye that drinks like a bourbon (51% rye, barely legal rye) first and then ease into the category. This is the other way around....a bourbon that drinks like a rye so dive in! Definitely would recommend this one.