Someday I'll regret typing this. My Mother's Family is from TN. Try as I might, I seem not to enjoy Tennessee Whiskey as much as traditional Bourbon. I can't definitively say it's the charcoal filtering, but my thoughts are consistent and I would love to be predisposed to love it. Light Gold/amber color. Aroma of corn. I've never said it, but it's what I smell. Honey sweetness and some oak. Later after tasting I thought of Captain Crunch cereal. Quite oily. Flavor continues with corn, spearmint, honey, touch of banana at one moment. Don't add water. More corn front and center.