Nose: Vanilla, icing, some very subtle baking spices and faint black pepper. Oak, but very soft and rounded. Roasted peanuts. Toffee. Bread. Bananas, neon red maraschino cherries, strawberries. Very candied throughout. Palate: Vanilla, icing, and that rounded oak. More tannin than I was expecting, though nothing crazy. Canned peaches, cinnamon and nutmeg. Bananas and strawberries here, as well - think bubblegum. Lots of mid and high palate, but no lower palate to speak of. Ethanol is present in the mouthfeel with a relatively high level of "effervescence" that helps this not seem like just a glass of syrup. Medium mouthfeel. Finish begins with a pop of alcohol, canned peaches with vanilla-flavored whipped cream, and a touch of hot cinnamon and black pepper. As the booze subsides, slowly the tannin and strawberries, bananas, and a touch of barrel come through. And that's pretty much it. Medium-short finish. Other notes: This is a very middle-of-the-road wheater. The proof is just about on point - any higher and the sweetness would become cloying and unappealing. Any lower and there'd be no character left. This isn't as simple and straightforward as, say, Larceny or Maker's Mark. Indeed, I poured a splash of Larceny just after finishing this and the Larceny presented as brighter and less complex. I'd love to see this finished in port or sherry casks to help build up the lower palate. All that being said, it is bang-on for what it is. It might not be trying anything terribly new or different, but sometimes there's nothing wrong with that.