Nose - banana, vanilla, Nilla Wafer, sweet cream, butterscotch, spicy oak, creamy cereal, strong ethanol burn. Taste - strong banana, vanilla, toffee, cereal, sweet cream, pepper, cherry, bold spicy oak, tannic (due to the high proof), sweet pipe tobacco, strong alcohol bite, finishing long with lingering cherry cola and spicy oak flavors. Definitely my favorite JD, although it borders slightly on the cloying sweetness of the No. 7.