The nose is like no other bourbon, namely boozy sweet and sour. It transforms and leads the nose into a zone where dense confectionary sweetness and booze, mix like liquor-filled chocolates. The palate is chocolate cake with sour maraschino cherries. UPDATE: Add a teaspoon of water and I'm drinking red wine with chocolate cake. Not as intense and well defined as the OF 1910, but still, at under $50 - this is a nice VFM bottle. My Rating Glossary: Two Stars: "I'd rather be drinking lite beer." Two 1/2 Stars: "Posh rubbish." Three Stars: "I love whisk(e)y. This is average love." Three 1/2 Stars: "May buy again." Four Stars: "I've got to get you into my life." Four 1/2 Stars: "Better than drugs." Five Stars: "Life is good. Whisky makes it better."