Nose: Assertive - brown sugar, oak, and vanilla. Plenty of barrel on display here with smoke joining into the mix. Black pepper, orange peel, thyme, and rosemary. As you acclimate to the 131 proof, you start getting peaches, apricots, and strawberries. It's worth noting, however, that while this does indeed have an obviously high-proof nose, it's not as intense as you'd expect. Letting things warm and open up a little you also get banana and roasted peanut. Hot cinnamon, nutmeg, and anise, too. This is exactly what I would expect from a high-octane version of a classic bourbon. Nothing wrong with this at all. Palate: Wallop of oak, hot cinnamon, apricot, char, and brown sugar. Anise and nutmeg are still hanging out. Good tannin, with some barrel bitter joining in. Orange rind and orange bell pepper. Medium mouthfeel. Finish begins with a whole lot of ethanol, cinnamon, nutmeg, and strawberry. As the ethanol slowly turns down, cashews and peanuts come forward, along with cocoa and leather. We then end with the burn, barrel bite and bitter, and some rosemary and anise. Finish here is very long. Other notes: I was gifted this bottle (along with some others) and was very excited to get to try it. This is big, bold, turned-up-to-11 fun. Is this the most complex thing on the market? Hell no. But just like with Stagg Jr., Bulleit Barrel Strength, and Knob Creek Single Barrel, this is the kind of high-octane fun I'm into. And for its style, it's pretty good.