Tasted at room temperature / 2 Norlan glasses, side by side - 1 straight from a freshly cracked bottle, and the second from the same bottle, but run through a Venturi aerator / no water or ice added. 107 proof. The nose was greatly affected by aeration. Unaerated, the nose is vanilla and cherry, but with a notable presence of ethanol. Aerated, this is luscious... Still vanilla forward but more dark fruit. Certainly cherries and maybe ripe plum too. Could nose this for hours. On the palate, the aeration had the effect of reducing the proof bite a bit, though that wasn't really a deterrent in the non-aerated glass. Both glasses delivered cherry, cherry, cherry with great mouthfeel. Rich and heavy. It's got a little spiciness to it too. Overall the aerated glass was more enjoyable only for the reason that all of your focus is drawn to flavors and layers. The finish seems unaffected by aeration. Both glasses lingered nicely and left a nice, warm coated feeling in the mouth. The cherry vanilla enjoys a little side of caramel in the finish. Any way you look at it, it's like my favorite ice cream in a bourbon bottle.