The nose is strong with alcohol, bit it isn't completely piercing. There's some sort of sweet citrus smell with a tad of sawdust - like a little grapefruit juice with some mild butterscotch, a hint of chamomile, vanilla. There's obviously some barrel and spice, but it doesn't have the same rich was and fullness on the nose that Old Fitz 2019 Fall does. It smells complex and balanced and interesting though. The palate packs a punch and it's quite dry. There's a lot of tannin and some substantial harshness (at least compared with the smoothness of Old Fitz 2019 Fall). There's some nutmeg in here with the cinnamon and it's quite nice. There are some tart and dry notes that do suggest grapefruit juice, though nothing as strong as the peel. The mouthfeel has a nice viscosity. There are some nice complexities here, but I suspect it's like Knob Creek where there are some bold flavors and subtle subtleties so in most situations is tastes bland and flat. Still, I'm quite enjoying it now. It's definitely no Old Fitzgerald, but it steps the normal Weller formula up. The brown sugar, cocoa, citrus, cinnamon, pepper, mint. Surprisingly balanced and quite nice! There are definitely the medicinal notes, tannins, and mint that Distiller identifies, but the chocolate is darker than they suggest and although the vanilla is present, it isn't nearly as strong as they say. Fiery cinnamon for sure, baking spices yeah, baked apples yeah, sour cherries - I get the sour, but not really the cherry. Mostly, I agree with Distiller though. And this is a great bourbon. I'd be quite happy to open a Booker's of this quality. It's right up there with Booker's Shiny Barrel. Is it better? Eh, not really better or worse. I was thinking 19, but I was concerned that that might be higher than Booker's Shiny Barrel, but it turns out that it's the same! Maybe they should both go up to 20 though or maybe Maker's RC6 2019 should drop to 16? I think 19 is appropriate here, so maybe Maker's is too high. Or maybe it isn't. Always tough to say. This is far, far from being worth the price it actually goes for though, sadly. I dropped the Maker's RC6 2019 to 16.