I was pleasantly surprised by this. The wheat makes this "soft", with some caramel and delicious spice on the nose which is lovely. The palate is sweet with spicy oak laced throughout, but well balanced. Finish hangs on a little because of the spice. I think it is really solid, available everywhere and $30. The quality of this relatively basic offering makes me interested in the Maker's Mark cask proof offerings (46 or regular) and the store picks and annual releases. I'd written off Maker's Mark before ever trying it because it seemed to be a 1950s "premium" bourbon that has never evolved, but this wood stave approach is pretty interesting and surprisingly good. Well done, especially when Wellers which isn't all that much better is virtually impossible to find and ridiculously overpriced on the secondary market. There is a high quality, readily available alternative sitting right there on the shelf.