For a 104 proof, you feel every bit of it. If aging leads to a smooth mouth feel, this is a newborn. If you like a rough, abrasive whiskey you will enjoy this. I immediately get a sappy kind of taste before I get overwhelmed by alcohol. I definitely get sap on the nose as well. It would sit well around the winter holidays for me with that warmth in the chest. I don’t taste much in terms of sweet flavors like vanilla or caramel, rather the more Woody flavors like pine.