First thoughts... Color: Mahogany to dark walnut Nose: Honey Nut Cherries, peanut butter, clove. Strong on the first 2 scents. Taste: (allowed 10 min to open) Cinnamon, immediate hug, oak, brown sugar, little molasses. Maybe a werther's candy with the caramel. Second and 3rd sips: More oak. Lots of sugar. Some rye notes coming through. Great hugs each sip. Loosing some of the other flavors in first sip. Texture: Oily. Coats the mouth well. Finish: Short to Medium. Loving the chest feel. Result: Easy sipper. Would be decent to introduce a newer appreciator to whiskey. Would compete with Knob Creek 100. I would buy again in the lower 30's. Nothing over $40 at all. At $41, I would pass. I think that extra year in the barrel brings out more oak for sure. Not a bad thing IMO. Distiller Rating: 3.75/5.