Label batch 0003. Deep amber in color, nose presents sharp pepper, oak spice and grassy/papery malt. On the palate is young malt, caramel, vanilla, bitter walnuts, and a kick of pepper towards the end. Fairly tannic upfront which mellows but lingers for a minute. While it's interesting to see a massive bourbon house take on malt in this way, much like many of the craft single malt products, this doesn't seem to have spent enough time aging to get it where it needs to be. Give it another year, perhaps?