Nose: There is a distinct dry, charred oak character jumping out, along with some toasted, fresh cracked black pepper. Chocolate covered strawberries and bananas. Clove, nutmeg, allspice. Vanilla and brown sugar are here too - absolutely classic bourbon, make no mistake. Salted, toasted nuts/seeds. The slightest herbaceousness. Letting it sit for a minute to match room temp and open up reveals more fruit - peach, apricot, etc. Salted caramel. Suddenly getting sweet cream - imagine the smell of any custard pie (like pumpkin) topped with whipped cream as you're about to bite down. And a faint touch of orange zest. Palate: Barrel-heavy, vanilla, brown sugar. Dry, but not overly so, with some excellent texture. Sweet orange, cream, clove, cinnamon, nutmeg all taking turns here. Hints of pre-packaged chocolate pudding, maybe a touch of new leather? The proof is evident, though isn't kicking me around. Well balanced overall, though maybe a bit less lower palate than I'd like. Mouthfeel is surprisingly light to medium-light. Finish: Finish starts with sweetened whipped cream and vanilla. Oak and tannin are around for the fun. Salted caramel shows up, along with a bit of ethanol. Toasted cereal grains and salted caramel come in, as well, with some faint black licorice. Very straightforward experience. Medium length. Other notes: The first time I had this, I was reminded of some of the 2018 releases of Booker's, as well as a few bottles of Knob Creek single Barrel 9yr. And I'm not mad about it. This leans into an oak-heavy bourbon profile which I personally tend to prefer. My gut told me this has a higher proportion of malted barley to rye and I was surprised to see I was right - 12% of the former to 10% of the latter. That can tamp down some of the spicier elements of a high-rye offering, though still retains some dimensionality that you get with, say, a wheated bourbon. This is an excellent execution of a straight-forward bourbon. It's not trying to do anything crazy or new, it's just a refined version of what you'd want. Well done.