Pleasant. A bit sweet, maybe apple, on the front. A longer finish with some peppery spice. This is one of the standard offerings from Brain Brew Whiskey which brags about their ability to mix small batch whiskies to make a custom whiskey catered to each drinker’s taste. Paddle Wheel is advertised to replicate a bourbon common in the heyday of Riverboats along the Ohio and Mississippi. (I can’t speak to the authenticity of that claim.) I hope to get to their suburban Cincinnati lab to craft my own whiskey soon.