It’s been a while since I’ve had this, and never from an analytical standpoint. Let’s check out this classic (cheap) bourbon. The nose is sweet with honey, vanilla, light baking spices and rye spice, light fruit (pears), there’s a slight grassyness, light almond nuttyness and some youthful corn. Very Heaven Hill. The palate is sweet and light with vanilla, very light spices, and just a smidge of oak. The finish has a nice little burn at the top of the throat and tip of the tongue with lingering vanilla sweetness and a slight bitterness at the very end. Since this one is only 86 proof, I had to search a little harder to pick out the flavors. But overall, not bad. I tried this against their White Label (Bottled In Bond), yes the proof is a little higher and has fuller flavors, but the rye spice is way more pronounced on the White Label, not sure how that’s possible given it’s the same mashbill.