Color: Honey Nose: Rye, vanilla, oak, baking spice, stone fruits, menthol Palate: Rye, vanilla, oak, stone fruits, oily Finish: Lingers with rye spice biting on the tongue, oak, vanilla and candied fruit This is an easy sipper. Out of the gate, on the nose and palate, you're presented with the quintessential bourbon notes. In the background stone fruits are making themselves known adding richness and depth. The finish lingers with some sharp edges from the rye spice. In there somewhere you may find candied fruit notes. Vanilla and oak ever present seem to have a drying affect on the tongue. Single Barrel definitely overshadows Small Batch but, if you're looking for something that doesn't break the bank as much, go with the latter.