I bought a mini bottle of this core version of Four Rouses Bourbon which is in mu opinion inferior to the small batch version. Bottled at 40%abv, with a tawny color. On the nose is the typical bourbonish note: caramel, flowers, wet plants, the typical grape bourbon profile but dim, sherry, grapes, slight banana. On the palate, too much water were used to lower the abv to 40% on this one, and starts too "watery", to change into a vanilla, peppery flavor, not too exciting and very boring. Finish is very short with an ashy note. Overall i give this one a 62 over a 100. Move along, Nothing here.