Baker’s 7yr Bourbon Nose: cherry cordial, cedar shavings, sawn oak boards, dusty grain sack, milk chocolate, caramel, nougat, barrel char. Palate: a touch warm on entry. The proof is evident but not overly harsh. Barrel forward with a healthy dose of sweet oak notes. Vanilla, caramel, brown sugar, chocolate covered peanuts. The proof really gets peppery on the backend and finish. A nice peppery spice coats the whole mouth from the back of the throat forward. Its oily and mouth coating and yet drying like a very tannic wine. The amber liquid clings to the glass slowly forming thick viscous legs. Finish: it just goes and goes. Cracked peppercorns, leather, oak shavings sprinkled in brown sugar. Cigar wrapper. Overall, it’s a solid Kentucky bourbon in the Beam style. A good higher proof bourbon but not great and for the price it faces some stiff competition...i’m looking at you Rare Breed and especially Ironroot Harbinger.