This is Voyage 17. The nose is sweet and has cooked plumbs with baking spices, pear juice, sweet corn and a little oak. I also can’t deny that there is a brininess, even though I’m trying not to give into the whole “aged at sea” thing, it’s there. It is coming off kind of Scotchy. The palate has a nice creamy and oily mouthfeel with some sweet corn, hints of red apple, baking spices, vanilla, som leather, oak and a little saltiness. There is a quick burst of a scotch type note at the beginning, I guess that’s the brininess coming through. The finish is medium-long that has a very light burn that goes away fairly quickly. You’re left with notes of vanilla and a slight salty/bitterness on the front of the tongue. Overall this makes for a fine bourbon. The salty/briny notes are there, not overwhelming, but present and make this reminiscent of Scorch. And I can’t help but also be reminded of Blanton’s and other Buffalo Trace mashbill #2 products. The sweet, smooth cooked apples and spices are what is reminding me of that. So if Blanton’s were a scotch, this is it.