It smells rich and alcoholic. Drinking it, there is surprisingly nice balance of flavors. There is spice, but also wood barrel, vanilla, toffee. All of the flavors are good and they stand out nicely. This is a remarkably sippable drink. It doesn't need to punch you in the face but it isn't overly soft either. There's something here that might be a little too bitter, but it isn't skunky and this drink is also on the sweet side, so it kind of cancels out. There's a little alcohol, but it isn't bad. There's something fruity and light here. The flavors gradually settle down, leaving the pear notes a bit too present, but there's still a fair amount going on here and the overall flavor is rich and tasty. This is a great sipper. I really appreciate both its sweetness and strength. The bitter herbalness can be a bit much at times, but it is great for filling out the backing. This is very impressive for the price point. There's plenty going on here. A bit less alcohol flavor would really make this nice. Months later, the nose has that rich Old Forester presence with rich cherry in syrup and caramel and spice. The palate is kind of weak though. It has a bit of grain and some nice cherry flavor lurking in the back, but there's a lot of mineral and alcohol. It's kind of mild there's some definite spice and burn, but it's pretty disappointingly unsaturated with flavor. There's some almond in here that adds some nice richness, though the whole thing is still weak. The flavors that it does have are each decent, though the minerals do overwhelm. The flavor execution is better than in regular Old Forester, but it isn't even as strong as Wild Turkey Whiskey Jewbillee and it isn't quite as nicely flavored either. That said, I do appreciate the layers that are present. It's sort of the complexity of Wild Turkey Whiskey Jewbillee mixed with the weak character of Evan Williams. The finish is light, but not bad. The fruit flavors are balanced nicely, giving it a distinct harvest presence. The cinnamon doesn't burn too much and it balance of the fruit with brown sugar is nice. It reminds me a bit of apple pie with some light buttery crust from the almond flavor (it isn't very oily though). Vanilla is clearly here, unfortunately enhancing the mineral flavor. A delicate barrel wood presence comes through. A richer version of this could be great, but as it is it's just too weak. That mineral is hard to get past. That almond flavor is really what pulls this up from being flavorless.