Taste: 2 oz. neat in Glen cairn glass. This is a 2019 bottling. Nose: Oak forward with some nice dark orchard fruits and granny-Smith apple. There is a browned butter aroma that I want more of. Enticing nose that announces that this is likely to be a very good pour. My "last few drops" nosing (always like to do this to confirm my initial nose and capture anything I missed as it evaporates a bit from the glass) gives some of that delicious cherry. Palate: It is oaky, but not tannic. It is buttery but not oily. Those nice red fruits coupled with the sourness of green apple play nicely together. I also get some smokey char best described as an almost smokehouse vibe. Very inviting and a note I have not picked up on in other EC offerings. Finish: Long an pleasantly warming with oak, smoke, caramel, red apple, and cigar box. The finish here is where the age shines. The edges are polished and the finish superb for its 90 proof. Overall: Delightful bottle of bourbon. That said, at 150.00 srp is it worth the price of admission? In my mind, not so fast. Keep in mind that 2 ECBP's will cost you 60 each! That is 2 1/2 for the price of 1. I think although the extra 6 years rounds out the edges, and imparts a few more notes, by comparison it is not BIG and BOURBONY like it's 12 yr old sibling, lacks the richness of higher proof, and doesn't have that special buttery texture you get in the younger version. Don't get me wrong, I love it in my collection, but it re-affirmed my theory that older and more expensive is not always better.