Rating: 11/23 N: The nose has a pretty substantial bitter woodiness. I get cinnamon and a bit of anise. It's kind of light and bland though. P: This is fairly light with prevalent mineral and bitterness. Following Paddleford Creek, I can't say that I like this as much. It reminds me a bit of the Russell's Reserve 10 lightness, but without all of the added elegance. The mouthfeel is disappointingly thin. There's a little bit of caramel, but it's mostly light with a floral rye spiciness. It's not awful and I can definitely see how the high rye content from the Four Roses white dog would make it tend in that direction, but that doesn't make it tasty and Pikesville Rye doesn't have the same problem despite essentially being a maximally high rye bourbon. F: The mineral and bitter kind of linger. It isn't very pleasant, but it isn't actively bad. I'm surprised, but I think that Paddleford Creek is clearly better than this. I might even prefer Jack Daniel's a tad. I'm thinking a 10 to 11 for this one. Probably going with the 11, but it's borderline. I continue to be disappointed by Bulleit.