nose is champagne, baking spices, shoe varnish, citrus, barrel char, caramel, soft leather and warm oak There is a ton going on with it... it doesn’t jump out at me necessarily as particularly inviting, but it is delicious with all the usual suspects you love in well aged whiskey. The palate initially is pretty smokey. Coming at it again - barrel char, bright citrus, and honestly a bit disappointed in the weight of the mouthfeel. It isn’t particularly rich (though the initial blast of smoke may feel coating). While it carries a lot of cherry, it seems muted in flavor, some of the honey-maple turkey a bit, a tad medicinal before turning into a long, dry baking spice finish with a little funk to it that should not be mistaken for Wild Turkey funk. While I notice the oak, it’s better presented in the nose.