I was pretty excited about this one. So I got the bottle home and popped the top. The nose has a nice oak, spice and some vanilla notes. Great start as it doesn’t have that strong alcohol smell to it either. Upon my first sip I get a good helping of spices followed by oak. Then you get some nice sweet flavors come in with a hint of vanilla. It has a nice smooth viscosity as well as taste. Well balanced and it is just all around smooth. The only issue I have is the price of the bottle compared to some other rye’s that I believe are in the same ballpark as this one. It’s well over double the price of a few of them. So I like having a bottle around but I’m not sure I would buy a second bottle.