Tasting was neat and with a small splash of water in a glencarin glass. Nose - for a 107 proof I thought it was extremely subtle, not an overwhelming aroma, but also not smacking you in the face as some high ABVs can be. Strongest scent is vanilla and cherry, picking up a dryer note like maybe a toasted oat, with a little bit of brown sugar. Palate - quick burst of sweet vanilla and cherry, followed up by a nice cinnamon and spice burn. The spice drys it out, but it isn’t harsh it actually balances nicely with the vanilla and cherry. I don’t get a strong oak flavor, but it does have something that mellows it out the sweetness besides the spice, had a hard time placing the flavor and kept going back to the toasted oats or maybe even an oatmeal cookie. This is extremely smooth, has a nice velvety feel to it. Finish - love the finish, holds on for a bit, and whereas you get a lot of bourbons that will really go dry where you pick up the oak, leather, tobacco flavors, this actually goes back to a nice balance, dried cherries, vanilla, some cinnamon, little bit of leather, little bit of honey. The water didn’t really change much for me other than dulling that spice a bit, overall still a really good taste. Weller can be hard to find depending on your market. The suggested retail is $50, and for that price a no brainer. I’d be willing to go $20-$30 over SRP. Some of the stores and secondary markets going over $100 or even $200 is insane. It’s good and if you want it for the poor mans Pappy recipe then make sure to get it at the poor mans price and not what you would pay for Pappy SRP. You’ll probably have a harder time finding the Weller 12 anyways, and with NAS on antique I’m guessing this is probably anywhere from a 5-8yr bourbon. If I’m going to shell out over a $100 then I’d rather get something with a little more age and exclusivity to it. With that being said the antique is a delicious bourbon, very easy to drink. Has a nice balanced flavor, really good finish, and extremely smooth for the proof. If you see it on the shelf for a decent price then absolutely add this one to the collection.