The nose is sweet and woody with rich apples and vanilla. It has less of a maple syrup/caramel smell than Baker's does, but in exchange the more natural notes come through. The palate is sharp with a surprisingly present alcohol flavor. It doesn't taste underaged since it isn't overly sweet with odd flavors and the barrel with its tannins does show through (along with some cinnamon and a little bit of rich chocolate). There's plenty of rye character and some apple. It's spicy and it tastes like this could be quite good if the alcohol and light tartness (with a bit of grass) just got out of the way. If it weren't for the bitter alcohol flavor, this could taste pretty decent. As it stands, the flavor here is really undermined by it.