The nose is hot at first, which is not surprising given the proof. There’s cinnamon and other baking spices, vanilla frosting, a little cut grass, a dark caramelized fruit note, corn, maple syrup, cola and some leather. The palate is sweet, thick and oily with the tongue and cheeks drying out leaving you with a sort of lingering chalky feeling. There are dried dark cherries, a ton of baking spices, oak, leather, cola, and a little bit of that cut grass comes through. Its very interesting how coating and oily this one is, while also giving you that drying chalky effect in your mouth, especially the longer you let it hang out before you swallow. The Finish is very long with an initial pop of spiciness, cola and sweet corn that fades into light vanilla and oak, with some barrel char that rises to the surface after a while. This one is great. I love how viscous it is and how there are some fruit notes that made its way into this batch. Even though there is some grassiness/earthyness that comes through, (I get that in a lot of these) its not as dominant as in past batches, which is a welcome change. On a side note, I know there are a lot of people that swear by batch C919, but this one wins for me, even though it comes off a little hotter, it’s just better.