Nose - to me, it smells at first similar to a familiar Jim Beam nutty vanilla note, but then spices are introduced, almost cinnamon. Taste - it’s really mellow at first before you swallow, but then it kind of explodes into a spice-y mouth feel (which I like). Before you swallow, it’s a little bit oily too, which is nice. Adding a little bit of water makes the follow through more mellow, but doesn’t affect the initial taste much. I bet it’s kind of nice on the rocks. Follow through - it sticks around for a good while, works it’s way down the throat for a nice whiskey burn (which is nice sometimes, but a lot of the time I’m not in the mood for that much) Overall - I saw this in a store for the first time and it was for a good price, so I had to get it. Didn’t expect to like it much, since I’m not a fan of Buffalo trace so far. It’s definitely a better whiskey than Buffalo trace, I can say that for sure, it’s more complex and unique, BUT it does have some very similar notes to Buffalo trace. I’m not sure what it is that I don’t like in it, but there’s this one note that just tastes bitter to me. I like the spice-y follow through, and how smooth and oily the initial taste is. That makes it unique. I’m glad got to taste it, but for how rare it is, and how much everyone always talks about it, I wasn’t quite blown away. Really cool packaging and cool looking bottle though, and it’s nice to have it.